ENC 1102 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Rogerian Argument, Connotation, Alliteration
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The reason something is done, created, or exists. The repeating of a word within a sentence or a line of poetry as a way of emphasizing that word. A figure of speech identified by the repeated use of the first or second letter of a phrase, or by the repeated use of a set of syllables. A phrase, quotation, or poem set at the beginning of a document, preceding the original text. The way in which words are put together to form full phrases and clauses. The substitution of an inoffensive or more agreeable expression for one that may be offensive or unpleasant: this term may also be applied to the phrase itself. The opportune moment; in arguments, the timeliness of an argument and the most opportune ways to make it. The use of similar grammatical structures or forms for pleasing effect. The literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas the word suggests.