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20 Cards in this Set
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consonance
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final consonants in the words are the same but vowels that precede them adre different (add, read)
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active vs. passive
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active stat action vs. state of being. passive remain vague not quantifiable
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active vs. passive
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active stat action vs. state of being. passive remain vague
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slang
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vernacular speech sometiones humerous. exageratted or shortened for affect
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euphonious vs. cacophonous
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pleasent vs. harsh sounding
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denotative vs. conotative
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exact meaning vs. suggested emotional meaning
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pedestrian vs pedantic
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laymons terms (everyday person, Mediocore)vs. borish inflanded language, attempts to establish importance
everday vs formal, academic |
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vulgarity
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language deficient in taste and refinment corse or base
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assonance
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same or similar vowel sounds that end with different consonants, (lake, fake)
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alliteration
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repetition of indentical initial consonant sound (fine fireflies frolick freely)
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literal vs. figurative (cliche)
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accurate without embelishment vs. fresh language that creates pictorial affect
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cliche
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language used so often it has lost it freshness and clarity. figuarative language w/o freshness
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informal/standard (conversational)
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correct but conversational
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formal (literate)
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often more abstract
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objective vs. subjective
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impersonal and unemotional vs. personal and emotional
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jargon
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specific to a field or profession
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colloquial
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regional or preventional diction that differs from formal language n conotation pronunciation and usage. accepted in informal conversation
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mono vs. polysyllabic
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one syllavle words vs. many syllable words
more syballic=more sophisticated |
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onomatopoeia
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words that by their sound suggest their meaning (hiss, boom, whir, sizzle)
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hyperbole (overstate) vs. understated
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deliberate exagerattion of facts vs deliberat3e representation olf less
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