Diction AP lang
I tried to make a set of what was on the blue Diction sheet Mrs. Violette gave us, if I got something wrong I'm leaving this is be edited by anyone - the password is: diction.
Terms
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- concrete
- specific, tangible
- connotative
- suggested emotional meaning
- slang
- vernacular speech sometimes humorous, exaggerated, or shortened for effect
- abstract
- conceptual, philosophical
- cacophonous
- harsh sounding
- hyperbole
- deliberate exaggeration of facts (impress)
- pedestrian
- layman's (regular person) terms
- pedantic
- boorish, inflated language attempting to display importance
- active
- states action
- subjective
- personal, emotional
- euphonious
- pleasant sounding
- understated
- deliberate misrepresentation of less
- denotative
- dictionary definition