| Term | Definition |
|---|
| synecdoche | a part of something used to refer to the whole |
| periodic sentence | a sentence in which the modifying elements are before the verb & compliment |
| jargon | specialized language of a professional, occupational, or other group, often meaningless to outsiders. an often negative term for odd language |
| irony | words that are meant to convey the opposite of their literal meaning |
| pun | a form of wordplay that deliberately exploits ambiguity between similar-sounding words for humorous or rhetorical effect |
| rhetorical question | a question asked merely for effect with no answer expected. the answer may be obvious or immediately provided by the asker |
| antimetabole | repetition of words in successive clauses, but in transposed grammatical order |
| denotation | literal meaning; dictionary definition |
| connotation | associated or secondary meaning inferred by a word; idea, meaning, or emotion invoked by a certain word |
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