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English voc test 2
october 18th
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Colloquial/ colloquialism | slang or informal speech in text. |
| Coherence | The principle that demands for a written composition be organized academically proper. |
| Connotation | The nonliteral association of the meaning of words or passage to emotion/meaning |
| Denotation | The literal meaning of a word with no emotion. |
| Diction | Refers to the author's choices of words. |
| Ethos | An appeal to ethics, makes audience believe what is good or true. |
| Euphemism | The use of a word or phrase that is used to be less offensive, the powder room - bathroom |
| Hyperbole | Figure of speech that deliberately exaggerates a statement. |
| Hypophora | When author asks a question and then answers their own question. "who is the sigma? I am the SIGMA" |
| Imagery | A description that creates an image in the readers head using at least 1 of the 5 senses. |