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Diction
Literary Terminology 1
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English
11th Grade
04/30/2007

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mono vs. poly syllabic
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one syllable vs. many syllables
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euphonious vs. carcophonous
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pleasent sound vs. harsh sound
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literal vs. figurative
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accurate w/o embellishment vs. a comparison creating a pictoral effect
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denotative vs. connotative
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exact meaning vs. suggested meaning
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objective vs. subjective
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unemotional and impersonal vs. emtional and personal
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active vs. passive
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states action vs. states being
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concrete vs. abstract
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specific and tangible vs. conceptual and philosophical
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hyperbolic (overstated) vs. understated
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deliverate exaggeratio nof facts vs. a misrepresentation of less
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pedestrian vs. pedantic
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laymans term vs. boorish inflated language; crude, clumsy
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vulgarity
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language deficient in taste and refinement
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slang
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vernacular speech; humorous, exaggerated, or shortened for effect
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jargon
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language specific to a field or profession
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cliche
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language used so often it has lost its expression
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colloquial/dialect
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regional or provincial
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informal
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correct, but conversational. *uses contracations, "their" to refer to the singular
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formal
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language of taste and refinement; appropriate for formal situations
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assonance
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the repetition of similar vowel sounds in closely associated words
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consonance
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repetition of similar consonant sounds in closely associated words
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alliteration (strictest)
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repetition of sounds at the beginning of closely associated words
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onomatopoeia
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words whose pronunciation suggest their meaning
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