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What is diction?
the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing
What is Tone?
The writer's attitude toward the reader and the subject of the message
What is Syntax?
The way you arrange words in such units as phrases, clauses, and sentences.
What is Connotation?
The use of a word to suggest a different association than its literal meaning
What is Denotation?
The literal meaning of a word
What is Alliteration?
It occurs when two or more words are linked that share the same first consonant sound
Ex:Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled pepper
What is Assonance?
The relatively close juxtaposition of similar sounds especially of vowels
Ex: The light of the fire is a sight
What is Consonance?
A resemblance in sound between two words
Ex: Mike likes his new bike.
What is Anaphora?
The repetition of words or phrases in a group of sentences, clauses, or poetic lines
Ex: "we cannot dedicate—we cannot consecrate—we cannot hallow"
What is Hyperbole?
A figure of speech that is an intentional exaggeration for emphasis or comic effect
Ex: The suitcase weighed a ton.
What is a Metaphor?
A comparison between two things that are otherwise unrelated
Ex: Is there a black sheep in your family?
What is a Simile?
A figure of speech and type of metaphor that compares two different things using the words “like” or “as.”
Ex: He is as funny as a barrel of monkeys.
What is an Understatement?
The description of something as having much less of a particular quality than it does
Ex: Spanish class is difficult.