third vocal quiz diction to figurative language Flashcards

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Diction

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Word choice

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types of diciton

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harsh diction, sohphistcated diction etc…

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Didactic

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designed or intended to teach the reader something, scholarly writing, teach moral issues, sometimes looking town like ur a baby

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Examples of didactic

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didactice tone, didactic piece of writing, didactic sentence etc….

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Discourse

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the use of words to exchange common ideas, written or spoken communication or debate

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examples of discourse

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dialogue in a piece of writing. 2nd person if the author ads “you”

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Euphemism:

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the substation of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant.

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ex of euphemism

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use eliminate instead of kill
spin instead of lying
let go of terminated instead of fired

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Extended metaphor

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comparison between two unlike things that continue throughout a series of sentences in a paragraph of lines in a poem

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Figurative language

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non literal language sometimes referred to as metaphorical language

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examples of figurative language

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personification, similie, metaphor, understatement, synecdoche, irony

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