Diction words

Question 0

Denotation

Answer 0

The specific exact meaning of the word dictionary definition

Question 1

Ambiguity

Answer 1

The expression of an idea in language which gives more than one meaning and leave uncertainty as to the meaning.

Question 2

Diction

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And authors choice of words, for example: simple, sophisticated, colloquial, formal, or informal.

Question 3

Dialect

Answer 3

Speech peculiar to a region; exhibits distinctions between two groups or even two persons.

Question 4

Connotation

Answer 4

The emotional implications that a word may carry

Question 5

Euphemism

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Substitute word(s) that sound better than another.

Question 6

Colloquial expressions

Answer 6

Informal, not always grammatically correct expressions that find acceptance in certain geographical areas within certain groups of people.

Question 7

Metonymy

Answer 7

Substituting a word naming an object for another word closely associated with it.

Question 8

Paralipsis

Answer 8

The suggestion, by deliberately concise treatment of a topic ie ending with “wolves”
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Question 9

Tone

Answer 9

The authors feelings about a subject conveyed through diction

Question 10

Mood

Answer 10

The readers feelings as a result of authors tone