Keenan Hancock Ms. Curtis AP English/ Period 29 September 2011

Syllogism  A system of logic in which a major and a minor premise leads to a sound conclusion.  Example:  All men are mortal. Socrates is a man. Therefore, Socrates is mortal.  Animals in the ocean swim. A dolphin is an animal in the ocean. Therefore, dolphins swim.  People in California are happy. Some people live in California. Therefore some people are happy.

Symbol/ Symbolism  An object, action, character, or scene that represents an idea that is more complex made up of natural, literary, and conventional symbols.  Example:  The Guns from Their Eyes Were Watching God symbolize masculinity in the way that they are used to assert power, they also represent destruction by too much power.  In The Old Man and the Sea the sharks symbolize the struggles of life taking away what you have hard earned.  In Fahrenheit 451 the burning books symbolize the censorship in the future of humanity.

Synecdoche  A figure of speech in which it represents a smaller peace of a whole, and the whole represents a bigger picture.  Example:  9/11  All hands on deck  The bad economy could make a difference if you are looking for a new set of wheels

Synesthesia  When a sense evokes a subjective experience of another.  Examples:  He could smell fear  She saw he was lying  The sweet music played

Syntax  When author chooses to join words, phrases and clauses, it is a group of words.  Examples:  The man with the big green hat fell down the stairs on to the hard concrete.  The girl with the red skirt jumped out the window and ran to her friends.  The little dog with the small tale jumped on the sofa and then laid down

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