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8722802411DictionWord choice0
8722802413SlangIt is a group of recently coined words1
8722805517JargonWords and expression characteristics of a particular trade profession or pursuit2
8722808803DialectUsed by people at a specific area,social or economic class or other groups of people3
8722814507ConcreteThis includes words that describe physical qualities or conditions we can identify with our five senses4
8722819322AbstractThat represents ideas emotions conditions or concepts that are intangible that can't be measured bye the 5 senses5
8722841831DenotationThis is the exact, literal definition of a word independent of any emotional association or secondary meaning6
8722845043ConnotationThis is the implicit meaning of a word- suggestions, associations and emotional overtones attached to a word7
8722851773ToneSpeakers or writers attitude toward a subject8
8722856860ImageryDescription through the senses (sight,touch,taste,smell,hearing)9
8722861610SyntaxAn arrangement of words and phrases to creat a well formed sentences10
8722883589AnaphoraThe deliberate use of the same word or group of words at the beginning of successive clauses11
8722889977ChiamusThe arrangement of ideas in the second clause is a reversal of the first clause12
8722895942PolysyndetonThe deliberate use of many conjunctions for special emphasis; to highlight quantity or mass of detail or to create a flowing continuous sentence pattern13
8722901444ZuegmaThe use of verbs that has two different meaning (literal and figurative) with objects that complement both meanings14
8722909409JuxtapositionTwo things placed close together to highlight comparison and contrast15
8722912619ParallelismUsing the same pattern to show that two or more ideas have the same level of importance16
8722915997AlliterationThe occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words17
8722919038AllusionA brief and indirect referrence to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literacy or political signifance18
8722929278IronyWhen something seem contrary to (opposite) what you except and is often amusing as a result19
8722932918Verbal ironyWhen a person says or writes something that is the opposite of how they actually feel (like sarcasm)20
8722936867Situational ironyWhen the exact opposite of what is expected to happen, happens21
8722939764Dramatic ironyWhen the audience knows something that the characters of the story do not22
8722942288Satirethe use of humor, irony, exaggeration or ridicule to expose the criticize someone of something's weakness/stupidity23
8722950326ParodyAn imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist or genre with a deliberated exaggeration for comic effect24
8722960480SynecdocheReplacing the name of a thing with the name of part of it25
8722962014MetonymyReplacing the name of a thing with the name of something it is closely associated with26
8727399422Symbolismis the use of symbols to signify ideas and qualities, by giving them symbolic meanings that are different from their literal sense.27
8727407752Antithesismeans opposite and is used as a literary device to put two contrasting ideas together. This emphasizes the difference between the two ideas and adds interest to writing.28
8727438185Metaphorfigure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.29
8727445681PersonificationPersonification is a form of figurative language in which something that is not human is given human characteristics. This device is often used in poetry to enhance the meaning and beauty of poems.30
8727462513HyperboleOverly exaggerated statement31
8727470163AsyndetonDeliberated omission of conjunctions in a series of conjuctions in a series of related clauses32
8733939625SarcasmTends to insult or defend33
8733968556AppealsTo convince their audience to believe their claim34

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