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ELA VOC Test 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Colloquial/colloquialism | The use of slang or informalities in speech or writing |
| Coherence | A principle demanding that the parts of any composition be arranged so that the meaning of the whole may be immediately clear and intelligible. |
| connotation | The nonliteral, associative meaning a word the implied suggested meaning connotations may involve ideas emotions or attitudes |
| Denotation | The strict dictionary definition of a word devoid of any emotion attitude or color |
| Diction | Related to style refers to the writer's word choices especially with regard to their correctness clearness or effectiveness |
| Ethos | appealing to ethics an ethical appeal makes use of what an audience values and believes to be good or true |
| Euphemism | The use of a word or phrase that is less direct less offensive than another EX) earthy remains rather then corpse |
| Hyperbole | A figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement |
| Hypophora | Figure of reasoning in which one or more questions is/are asked and then answered, |
| Imagery | descriptions which impress the images of images of images of things upon the mind using one or more of the five senses |