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Rhetorical terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Parallelism | Repetition of similar grammatical patterns |
| Denotation | Literal meaning of a word: definition |
| Connotation | What is implied by a word not actual meaning |
| Diction | Word choice |
| Antithesis | Parallel structure that juxtaposes contrasting ideas |
| Bias | Leaning towards one of an issue or subject |
| Allusion | Indirect reference to another text of historical event |
| Tone | Speakers attitude toward the audience |
| Prose | Ordinary form of spoken or written language |
| Anaphora | Repetition of words at the beginning of successive clauses |
| Colloquial | Slang |
| Nominalization | Turning a verb or adjective into a noun |
| Syntax | Sentence structure |
| Juxtaposition | Placement of two things sided by side that condtradict |
| Polysyndeton | Deliberate use of series of conjunctions |
| Synecdoche | Part of something refers to a whole: white house to refers to the president |
| Paradox | Seems contradictory but is actually true |
| Apostrophe | Figure of speech that addresses an absent imaginary person of abstarction : love or liberty |