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vocab test 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Colloquial | 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 immediatelt clear and intelligible |
| Connotation | The nonliteral, associative meaning of a word |
| Denotation | Dictionary definition of a word |
| Diction | Related to style, diction refers to the writers word choice. |
| Ethos | appealing to credibility |
| Euphemism | use of a word or phrase that is less direct, less offensive than another. |
| Hyperbole | figure of speech using exaggeration or overstatement. |
| Hypophora | figure of reasoning in which one or more questions is/ are asked and then answered, often at length, by one and the speaker. |
| Imagery | descriptions which impress the images of images of images of things upon the mind using one or more of the five senses. |