Language choice Flashcards
Inversion
The subject is delayed for emphasis on the subject
Repetition
Used to create a rhetorical effect
Lists
Used to suggest some sort of progression
Can end with a climax
Anticlimax
Building up but nothing happens
Antithesis
Balance opposites to create a contrast
Register
A type of language used in a particular setting or by a particular group of people
Jargon
Specialized type of formal language including technical terms relating to a particular subject or occupation
Rhetoric
used to deliver a formal speech
Dialect
Refers to a way of speaking that is limited to a particular town or district
Slang
Words and expressions that are not generally considered acceptable for use in formal speech situations
Literal language
Words are meant to mean exactly what is said
Figurative language
The words are used in a non literal sense and used as a comparison
