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5689753899dictionthe distinctive vocabulary of a particular author that gives the reader a mental picture0
5689753900rhetoricthe art of using language as means to persuade1
5689753901bombasticusing or characterized by high-sounding but unimportant or meaningless language2
5689753902ethosan appeal based on the character of the speaker3
5689753903logosan appeal based on logic or reason4
5689753904pathosan appeal based on emotion5
5689753905capriciousimpulsive; unpredictable6
5689753906tonethe writer's attitude, mood, or moral outlook toward the subject and or readers7
5689753907appealthe power of arousing a sympathetic response8
5689753908argumentdiscourse intended to persuade; the subject matter, a process of reasoning9
5689753909colloquialisma word or phrase used in an easy, informal style of writing or speaking10
5689753910connotationsuggestions and associations which surround a word as opposed to its bare, literal meaning11
5689753911apathya lack of feeling or emotion; lack of interest or concern12
5689753912paradoxa statement that appears to be contradictory, but which reveals a deeper truth13
5689753913dialectvariety of language confined to a region or group; manner or means of expressing oneself14
5689753914understatementa statement which says less than is really meant15
5689753915hyperboledeliberate and obvious exaggeration for effect16
5689753916anecdotea short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident17
5689753917condescendingpatronizing or assuming superiority18
5689753918voicean author's distinctive literary style, basic vision and general attitude toward the world19

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