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| 82299712 | diction | the author's choice of words | 0 | |
| 82299713 | tone | the attitude of the writer toward his or her material, the audience, or both. Similar to mood, conveying the emotion that pervades a literary work | 1 | |
| 82299714 | imagery | sensory details or figurative language used to describe, arouse emotion, or represent abstraction. Language may relate to the five senses: visual, auditory, tactile, gustatory, or olfactory. May be used with other figures of speech to create a strong, unified sensory impression. | 2 | |
| 82299715 | irony | the contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant; the difference between what appears to be and what is actually true. May be verbal, situational, or dramatic. | 3 | |
| 82299716 | syntax | the order or arrangement of words | 4 | |
| 82299717 | metaphor | a figure of speech using a comparison of seemingly unlike things or the substitution of one for the other, suggesting similarity | 5 | |
| 82299718 | simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things using the words "like" or "as." | 6 | |
| 82299719 | personification | a figure of speech in which the author presents or describes concepts, animals, or inanimate objects by endowing them with human attributes. Technique is used to make these abstractions, animals, or objects appear more vivid to the reader. | 7 | |
| 82299720 | hyperbole | figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement. | 8 | |
| 82299723 | antithesis | language presenting opposition or contrast as in "Give me liberty or give me death." | 9 | |
| 82299726 | oxymoron | a figure of speech in which an author juxtaposes apparently contradictory terms. A rhetorical antithesis. For example, "wise fool" and "thundering silence" | 10 | |
| 82299727 | symbolism | anything that represents, stands for, something else. | 11 | |
| 82478384 | colloquial language | characteristic of familiar conversation rather than formal speech or writing; informal, conversational | 12 | |
| 82478385 | slang | informal language related to a particular group; idiomatic, playful, ephemeral language | 13 | |
| 82478386 | connotation | the associated or secondary meaning of a word or expression in addition to its explicit or primary meaning; the implied or suggested meaning | 14 | |
| 82478387 | denotation | the strict, literal, dictionary definition of a word | 15 | |
| 82478390 | juxtaposition | the placement of elements, characters, scenes, objects, etc. side by side for purposes of comparison and contrast | 16 | |
| 82478391 | vivid | producing a strong or clear impression on the senses | 17 | |
| 82478392 | concrete language | language pertaining to or concerned with realities or actual instances rather than abstractions | 18 | |
| 82478394 | abstract language | language describing ideas and qualities rather than observable or specific things, people, or places. | 19 | |
| 82478396 | ambiguity | the multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a words, phrase, sentence, or passage. | 20 | |
| 82478397 | verbose | wordy | 21 | |
| 82478398 | concise | marked by brevity of expression or statement; free from all elaboration and superfluous detail | 22 | |
| 82557046 | figurative language | language not intended to convey literal meaning, usually imaginative and vivid; a figure of speech (metaphor, simile, personification, etc.) is a device used to produce this | 23 | |
| 2806101155 | elevated language | language characterized by formal diction and syntax. More formal diction may be polysyllabic and sentences may be more complex | 24 |
