third vocal quiz diction to figurative language Flashcards
Diction
Word choice
types of diciton
harsh diction, sohphistcated diction etc…
Didactic
designed or intended to teach the reader something, scholarly writing, teach moral issues, sometimes looking town like ur a baby
Examples of didactic
didactice tone, didactic piece of writing, didactic sentence etc….
Discourse
the use of words to exchange common ideas, written or spoken communication or debate
examples of discourse
dialogue in a piece of writing. 2nd person if the author ads “you”
Euphemism:
the substation of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant.
ex of euphemism
use eliminate instead of kill
spin instead of lying
let go of terminated instead of fired
Extended metaphor
comparison between two unlike things that continue throughout a series of sentences in a paragraph of lines in a poem
Figurative language
non literal language sometimes referred to as metaphorical language
examples of figurative language
personification, similie, metaphor, understatement, synecdoche, irony