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20 Cards in this Set
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Specific Language |
Language that refers to objects or conditions that can be perceived or imagined |
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General Language |
Language that signifies broad classes of persons, objects, and phenomena |
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Concrete Diction |
Words that describe exact and particular conditions or qualities |
Cold, sweet, creamy |
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Abstract Diction |
Language describing qualities that are rarefied and theoretical |
"Good" "interesting" "neat" |
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High or Formal Diction |
Proper, elevated, elaborate, and often polysyllabic language; follows the rules of syntax and seeks accuracy of expression |
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Middle or Neutral Diction |
Correct Language characterized by directness and simplicity; maintains correct language and word order of formal diction but avoids elaborate and elevated tone |
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Low or Informal Diction |
Relaxed, conversational and familiar language; sometimes employing slang or grammatical language; Language in common, everyday use |
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Idiom |
Words, phrases, and expressions that are common and acceptable to a particular language; not meant to be taken literally |
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Dialect |
Habits of speech that are characteristic of a group, region, or nation |
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Slang |
Informal diction and substandard vocabulary |
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Jargon |
The special language and terminology of groups |
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Syntax |
Word order and sentence structure |
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Rhetoric |
The art of persuasive writing; broadly, the art of all effective writing |
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Parallelism |
A figure of speech in which the same grammatical forms are repeated; duplication of forms and word order |
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Repetition |
The repetition of the same words or phrases throughout a work |
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Antithesis |
A contrasting situation or idea that brings out surprise and climax |
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Antimetabole/chiasmus |
The inversion of a phrase; a rhetorical pattern in which words and ideas are repeated in the sequence a b b a |
Plan your work -> work your plan |
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Denotation |
The standard dictionary meaning of a word |
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Connotation |
The implied meaning through the use of a word; the meanings that words suggest beyond their bare definitions |
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Decorum |
The ability to find the exact wording to amplify meaning regarding the subject; the convention or expectation that words and subjects should be exactly appropriate |
Wordsmithing |
