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vocab 11-20
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| connotation | association that a word calls to mind in addition to dictionary meaning. |
| diction | use of a word in oral or written discourse; accurate, careful use of words. |
| denotation | specific exact meaning of word, independent of its emotional coloration or association. |
| didactic | literature designed to teach a moral lesson; literary purpose appears to be guidance, particularly moral, ethical, or religious. |
| ellipsis | omission of a word or phrase necessary for a complete syntactical construction but not necessary for understanding. |
| emotional appeal | statement used to appeal to emotions. |
| epistrophe | deliberately using the same technique at the closing words of the final sentence |
| ethical appeal | statements that appeal to reader's sense of right and wrong. |
| figurative language | intentional departure from the normal order, construction, or meaning of words in order to gain strength and freshness of expression, to create a pictorial effect. |
| foreshadowing | arrangement and presentation of events and information in fiction or drama to prepare the reader for later events. |