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Eng vocab test 2
October 18
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Colloquial/colloquialism | Slang or informalities in speech or writing. Not generally acceptable for formal writing. |
| Coherence | The meaning of the whole may be immediately clear and intelligible. |
| Connotation | The nonliteral, associative meaning of a word. |
| Denotation | The strict, literal, dictionary definition of a word, devoid of any emotion attitude, or color. |
| Diction | Related to style, diction refers to the writer's word choices, especially with regard to their correctness, clearness, or effectiveness. |
| Ethos | 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. |
| 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 | Impress the images of images of images of things upon the mind using one or more of the five senses. |