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ENC 1102

ENC 1102 . Word Choice, Figures of Speech, and Word Order. Key Terms. Diction Word Choice Syntax Word Order. Meaning. Denotation Direct meaning of a word Connotation The attitude or emotion attached to a word. Levels of Diction. High Formal Middle Everyday Low Slang.

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ENC 1102

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  1. ENC 1102 Word Choice, Figures of Speech, and Word Order

  2. Key Terms • Diction • Word Choice • Syntax • Word Order

  3. Meaning • Denotation • Direct meaning of a word • Connotation • The attitude or emotion attached to a word

  4. Levels of Diction • High • Formal • Middle • Everyday • Low • Slang

  5. Word Origins • Greco-roman roots • The Norman Conquest of England in 1066 • The Technological Age

  6. Figures of Speech I • Simile • Comparison using like or as • Metaphor • Direct comparison • Symbol • Is a rose really just a rose?

  7. Figures of Speech II • Allusion • Oxymoron • Personification • Puns • Synecdoche

  8. Word Order (Syntax) • Placement • Grammar • Delay • Weight

  9. More Key Terms • Parallelism • Vini, Vidi, Vici • Anaphora • Chiamus • The inversion of parallelism

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