Style and Word Choice
The type of language that appeals to the senses and creates strong mental images.
What is vivid language?
A comparison using “like” or “as.”
What is a simile?
This term refers to the practice of considering your listeners’ backgrounds, expectations, and shared experiences when crafting your speech.
What is audience awareness?
is technique helps your audience follow the structure of your speech by listing things clearly.
What is style?
A word or idea used to stand for something very different, like “life is a journey.”
What is a metaphor?
This informal group-specific language might alienate listeners who don’t share your background or social circle.
What is slang?
Words like “freedom,” “slimy,” or “home” have strong emotional meanings known as ___.
What is connotation?
This literary device repeats the same sound at the beginning of nearby words.
What is alliteration?
This rhetorical risk occurs when a speaker’s intended joke is taken literally by the audience.
What is irony?
This term refers to the actual dictionary definition of a word, without emotional or cultural associations.
What is denotation?
Repeating phrases for rhythm and memory.
What is repetition?
This kind of language includes unconscious assumptions and stereotypes about groups we don’t belong to.
What is biased language?