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Vocabulary Study
Term | Definition |
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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 |