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5818703295monosyllabicconsisting on one syllable0
5818714350polysyllabicmore than one syllable1
5818715877colloquialisminformal words/expressions2
5818731173denotativeliteral meaning3
5818732528connotativeimplied meaning4
5818734342euphoniouspleasing to the ear5
5818743260cacophonousharsh sounding6
5818752817telegraphicsimplified speech7
5818759345juxtapositiontwo elements8
5818759367rhetorical questionquestion used to make a point9
5818778161subjectivebased on personal feelings10
5818785456objectiveno influence with personal feelings11
5818788936anecdoteshort and amusing story12
5818798485pathosinsincere13
5818830779chiasmusstatement consisting two parallel parts14
5818849755clichéoverused expression15
5818853532conceitclever metaphor16
5818856987dialectvariety in speech17
5818861944didacticintended to teach moral18
5818865918litotesironic understatement19
5818869164ethosrhetoric that is credible20
5818871211logosappeals to logic21
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