6-10 terms Flashcards

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Metonymy

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Figure of speech word or phrase substitute for another closely associated

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Antithesis

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Presentation of 2 contrasting images. Ideas are balanced by word, phrase, clause, or paragraphs. “ To be or not to be…”

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Colloquialism

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word or phrase (slang) used in everyday conversation and informal writing

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Connotation

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words suggesting implied meaning because of its association in a reader’s mind. Opposite of denotation

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Rhetoric

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effective or persuasive speaking or writing

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