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| 6068640145 | Calloquial | Describes an informal style of incorporating slang, idioms, dialect, and details lf local color. | 0 | |
| 6068640146 | Dialect | is the speech patterns and diction common in a given area or among a social group | 1 | |
| 6068640147 | Idioms | Are figurative expressions familiar to speakers of a language Example: bite ones head off drive one up a wall raining cats and dogs | 2 | |
| 6068640148 | Conceit | A metaphor or simile bringing together two strikingly dissimilar or ideas for comparison. Conceit creates a surprisingly analogy. | 3 | |
| 6068640149 | Connotation | An association that surround a word beyond its literal meaning | 4 | |
| 6068640150 | Deduction | Logic that moves from a general rule to specific example. Induction moves from specific examples to a general conclusion | 5 | |
| 6068640151 | Denotation | The literal meaning of a word. Denotation enriches language through layered meanings and puns. | 6 | |
| 6068640152 | Diction | The writers choice of words shapes tone style and meaning | 7 | |
| 6068640153 | Didactic | Describes writing that instructs or teaches | 8 | |
| 6068640154 | Digression | A passage or section that deviates from the central theme or subject while at the same time serving a thematic or rhetorical purpose | 9 | |
| 6068640155 | Ellipsis | 1. Omission of words or larger parts of a text. Used in the way ellipsis is signaled by three periods. 2. Syntactical omission of words example he had desired a modest home; she an elaborate mansion | 10 | |
| 6068640156 | Euphemism | A more acceptable or more pleasant way of saying the inappropriate or harsh. Have two purposes to avoid offending or to obscure truth | 11 | |
| 6068640157 | Hyperbole | Exaggeration used for figurative rather than literal effect | 12 | |
| 6068640158 | Imagery | Language that approximates a sensory experience or impression. Imagery's purpose are to describe arouse emotion or represent abstraction. While most imagery is visual auditory tactile olfactory or gustatory it can be organic of kinesthetic | 13 | |
| 6068640159 | Invective | A verbally abusive attack | 14 |
