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19 Cards in this Set
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Mono vs. poly syllabic
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One syllable vs. many/multi
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Euphonious vs. cacophonous
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Pleasant sounding vs. harsh sounding
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Denotative vs. connotative
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Exact meaning of a work vs. suggested/emotional meaning
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Literal vs. figurative
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Accurate without embellishment vs. comparison that creates a pictoral effect
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Active vs. passive
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States action vs. states being
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Objective vs. subjunctive
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Impersonal, unemotional vs. personal, emotional
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Concrete vs. abstract
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Specific, tangible (practical details and facts) vs. conceptual, philosophical
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Hyperbole (overstatement) vs. understatement
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Deliberate exaggeration of facts; used to impress vs. deliberate misrepresentation by using less
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Pedestrian vs. pedantic
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Laymans terms vs. boorish, inflated language, attempting to display importance
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Vulgarity
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Language deficient in taste, unrefined, profane, base
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Slang
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Vernacul speech, numerous exaggerated, shortened for appeal
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Colloquial/dialect
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Regional, provincial
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Jargon
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Specific to a field or profession
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Assonance
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Repetition of same vowel sound
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Informal(standard/conversational/neutral)
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Correct with a conversational tone
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Formal (literate/high)
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Appropriate for formal occasions and often more abstract
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Consonance
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Repetition of consonant sounds
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Alliteration
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Repetition of initial consonant sounds
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Onomatopoeia
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Work is sound
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