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rhetorical devices

vocab R.Ds

QuestionAnswer
Colloquial ordinary or familiar type of conversation
Jargon diction used by a group which practices a similar profession or activity.
Denotation the literal, explicit meaning of a word, without its connotations.
Connotation the associations suggested by a word; implied meaning rather than literal meaning.
Diction the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing
Vernacular the language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region
Aphorism a pithy observation that contains a general truth
Fallacy a mistaken belief, especially one based on unsound or misleading argument; faulty reasoning
Juxtaposition placing two or more things side by side often to compare or contrast or to create an interesting effect
Anaphora repetition of a word or expression at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, sentences, or verses
Invective insulting or abusive language
Parallelism Sentence construction which places equal grammatical constructions near each other, or repeats identical grammatical patterns
Paradox a statement/person that is seemingly contradictory or opposed to common sense and yet is perhaps true
Oxymoron a combination of contradictory or incongruous words
Hyperbole an extravagant or extreme exaggeration
Antecedent a noun, pronoun, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun; an event or cause coming before something
Analogy a comparison between two things to show their similarities
Synecdoche a figure of speech by which a part is put for the whole or the whole for a part
Litotes understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary
Allusion the act of making an indirect reference to something
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