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Assonance
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Repetition of identical VOWEL sounds in neighboring words
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Men sell the wedding bells.
Rosetta Stone for tone. |
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Atmosphere
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Tone or mood of a price (overall TnM combines)
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"Story of my life"
All of Poe's writings. |
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Attitude
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Tone of the writer sets on how she/he feels about the subject
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ADJECTIVES connote tone.
Snarky, sarcastic, melancholy. Mad, sad, glad, afraid |
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Bombast
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Pompous speech or writing that is meant to sound imp. or impressive, but is not sincere
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Tone word!
Ex: important things and stuff (Non-specifics on issue indicative) Ex: Graduation speeches |
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Cacophony
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Harsh and discordant sounds
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Nails scratching against chalkboard
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Chiasmus
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2 or more clauses are balanced against each other by the reversal of their structure
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Ask not what your country can do for you, but rather what you can do for your country. -JFK
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Circumlocution
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The use of wordy and unnecessary language to avoid getting to the point
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"Beat around the bush"
Refrigerator |
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Colloquial
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Informal words and slang
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Wanna ; Gonna, ya'll, what's up
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Conceit
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Elaborate and abstract metaphors by comparing vastly different objects
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You are a snail... you take forever in a day.
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Concrete Detail
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Detailed words that suggest visual representation of the subject
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Bluebirds flap their beautiful wings; butterflies flutter their fanciful wings
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