Vocabulary Week Five Definitions

n. a comparison that shows similarities between things that are otherwise not alike

• analogy

• diction

• imagery

• syntax

n. word choice

• analogy

• diction

• imagery

• syntax

adj. intended to explain or describe something

• expository

• extemporaneous

• restatement

• rhetoric

adj. spoken or done without preparation

• expository

• extemporaneous

• restatement

• rhetoric

n. vivid details that appeal to the five senses of sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell

• analogy

• diction

• imagery

• syntax

n. the reuse of a key word, phrase, or idea

• repetition

• restatement

• rhetoric

• statistic

n. the expression of the same idea in different words to strengthen a point

• repetition

• restatement

• rhetoric

• statistic

n. the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques

• repetition

• restatement

• rhetoric

• statistic

n. numerical data that presents important information on a subject

• diction

• rhetoric

• statistic

• syntax

n. the structure, length, and variety of sentences

• diction

• rhetoric

• statistic

• syntax