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english vocab test 2
october 18
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Colloquial | Use of slang in speech or writing. |
| Coherence | Demanding parts of any composition arranged so that the meaning of the whole maybe intelligible. |
| Connotation | Associative meaning of a word. |
| Denotation | Strict, literal, dictionary definition of a word. |
| Diction | Writers word choices. |
| Ethos | Ethical appeal makes use of an audience values and beliefs to be good or true. |
| Euphemism | Use of word that is less direct. |
| Hyperbole | Figure speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement. |
| Hypophora | Figure reasoning which one or more questions are asked then answered. |
| Imagery | Description of impress on images or of images. |