Chapter 11 Flashcards
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Connotative meaning
The meaning suggested by the associations or emotions triggered by a word or phrase
Denotative meaning
The literal or dictionary meaning of a word or phrase
Anti-thesis
The juxtaposition of contrasting ideas usually in parallel structure
Parallelism
The similar arrangement of a pair or series of related words phrases or sentences
Simile
Explicit comparison introduced with the word like or as between things that are essentially different yet have something in common
Metaphor
And implicit comparison not introduced the word like or as between two things that are essentially different yet have something in common
Repetition
Reiteration of the same word or set of words at the beginning or end of successive clauses or sentences
Alliteration
Repetition of the initial consonant sound or sound of close or adjoining words