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English Vocab Test 2
Vocab Quiz October 18
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Colloquial/ colloquialism | - slang or informalities in speech or writing - not generally acceptable for formal writing |
| Coherence | - clear and intelligible - words, phrases, clauses within the sentence, and sentence |
| Connotation | - nonliteral, meaning of a word - involve ideas, emotions, or attitudes |
| Denotation | - strict, literal - dictionary definition of a word (any emotion attitude, or color) |
| Diction | - understand the ways in which diction can complement the author's purpose - figurative lang., literary devices. |
| Ethos- | - appealing to ethics - values and believes to be good or true |
| Euphemism | - word or phrase that is less direct - |
| Hyperbole | - a figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration |
| Hypophora | - reasoning in which one or more questions is/are asked and then answered |
| Imagery | which impress the images of image of things upon the mind using one or more |