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night 1
| 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 |
| verbal irony | sarcasm or meaning the opposite if what you say |
| dramatic irony | suspense or when the reader knows what will happen but the character doesnt |
| situational irony | surprise or what occurs is the opposite of what was expected |
| reprieve | the cancellation of a punishment |
| emaciated | made thin and weak |
| execute | to carry out |
| decisisve | final or concluding |
| din | loud noise |