| A | B |
|---|
| ambiguous | having more than one meaning |
| cliche' | a word or phrase that is so overused |
| colloquialism | local or regional dialect expression |
| connotation | all the emotions or feelings that a word arouses |
| denotation | the dictionary definition of a word |
| dialect | a variation of a language |
| diction | the writer's choice of words |
| hyperbole | extreme exaggeration for effect |
| idiom | an expression that is characteristic of a language, region, community, or class of people |
| loaded words | words that are emotionally charged |
| onomatopoeia | the use of words that imitate sounds |
| oxymoron | a combination of words that contradict each other |
| paradox | a statement that seems contradictory but it actually may be true |
| prose | the ordinary form of written language |
| pun | a play on words |
| understatement | a figure of speech in which the stated meaning is purposely less than what is really meant |
