Rhetorical Terms: Sentence Variation and Figures of Speech Terms 11-20

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Colloquial/colloquialism (diction)
used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literal
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Complex sentence
a sentence containing a subordinate clause or
clauses
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Compound sentence
a sentence with more than one subject or predicate
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Compound-complex sentence
a sentence having two or more coordinate
independent clauses and one or more dependent
clauses
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Consonance
the repetition of identical or similar consonants in
neighbouring words whose vowel sounds are
different
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Cumulative sentence
an independent clause followed by a series of
subordinate constructions that gather details about
a person, place, event, or idea
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Diction
the choice and use of words and phrases in speech
or writing
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Didactic tone
a tone that is intended to teach people a moral
lesson
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Dramatic Irony
plot device for creating situations in which the
audience knows more about the situations, the
causes of conflicts, and their resolutions before the
leading characters or actors
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Ethos
the characteristic spirit of a culture, era, or
community as manifested in its beliefs and
aspirations
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