Speech Chapter 12

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Alliteration
a. The repetition of a consonant sound (usually the first consonant) several times in a phrase, clause, or sentence
Antithesis
Opposition, such as that used in two-part sentences whose parts have parallel structures but contrasting meanings,
Cliche
An overused expression
Connotation
The meaning listeners associate with a word, based on past experience
Crisis rhetoric
Language used by speakers during momentous or overwhelming times
Denotation
The literal meaning of a word