The pattern of sound in a ?speech created by the choice ?and arrangement of words.
What is Rhythm
100
Speeches for Special Occasions
What are Speeches of introduction, Speeches of presentation, Speeches of acceptance, Commemorative speeches and After-dinner speeches?
100
Language that does not stereotype, demean, or patronize people on the basis of gender, race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or other factors.
What is Inclusive Language?
200
Words that refer to general concepts, qualities, or attributes.
What are Abstract Words?
200
The similar arrangement of a pair ?or series of related words, phrases, ?or sentences.
What is Parallelism?
200
Guidelines for a Speech of Introduction
What is Being brief, Making sure your remarks are completely accurate, Adapting your remarks to the occasion, main speaker, and audience, and trying to create a sense of anticipation and drama
200
1 Avoid the generic “he”
2 Avoid the use of “man” when referring to both men and women
3 Avoid stereotyping jobs and social roles by gender,
4 Avoid identifying personal traits unrelated to the topic
5 Use names that groups use to identify themselves
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What are the Guidelines for Using Inclusive Language?
300
Words that refer to tangible objects.
What are Concrete Words?
300
Reiteration of the same word or set of words at the beginning or end of successive clauses or sentences.
What is Repetition?
300
Speech of Presentation
What is A speech that presents someone a gift, an award, or some other form of public recognition.
300
The use of vivid language to create mental images of objects, actions, or ideas.
What is Imagery?
400
An explicit comparison, introduced with the word “like” or “as,” between things that are essentially different ?yet have something in common.
What is a Simile?
400
Repetition of the initial consonant sound of close or adjoining words.
What is Alliteration?
400
A speech that gives thanks for a gift, an award, or some other form of public recognition.
What is an Acceptance Speech?
400
The meaning suggested by the associations or emotions triggered?by a word or phrase.
What is Connotative Meaning?
500
An implicit comparison, not introduced with the word “like” or “as,” between two things that are essentially different yet have something in common.
What is a Metaphor?
500
The juxtaposition of contrasting ideas, usually in parallel structure.
What is Antithesis?
500
A speech that pays tribute to a person, a group of people, an institution, or an idea.
What is Commemorative Speech?
500
The literal or dictionary meaning of a word or phrase.