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Vocabulary Study
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| rhetoric | the art of persuasion |
| syntax | sentence structure |
| diction | word choice |
| connotation | the emotional meaning of a word |
| denotation | the literal meaning of a word |
| tone | the feeling the author has about the subject |
| purpose | why the author wrote this |
| parallelism | when two parts of a sentence match grammatically (syntax) |
| verbal irony | sarcasm, or meaning the opposite of what you say |
| dramatic irony | suspense, or when the reader knows what will happen but a character does not |
| situational irony | surprise, or what occurs is the opposite of what was expected |
| reprieve | the cancellation or postponement of punishment |
| emaciated | made extremely thin and weak |
| execute | to carry out or accomplish |
| decisive | final or concluding |
| din | loud noise |