A | B |
connotation | the emotional implication of a word |
denotation | the dictionary definition of a word |
parallelism | repetition of grammatical structure |
syntax | sentence structure or the arrangement of words within sentences. |
hyperbole | deliberate exaggeration or overstatement |
irony | difference between appearance and reality |
apostrophe | speaker directly addresses an inanimate object |
tricolon | three parallel elements of the same length occuring together in a series |
understatement | saying less than is actually meant |
euphemism | when being indirect replaces directness |