THE LOGOPHILE LEXICON
PART III: FORM AND STRUCTURE
IN THIS SECTION
3.1: Form and Structure of Words and Writing
3.2: Speech, Pronunciation & Sound
3.3: The Marks of Punctuation
3.4: The Modes of Communication
3.5: Obscure Words for Communication
3.6: Literary Devices
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3.1: Form and Structure of Words and Writing
3.2: Speech, Pronunciation & Sound
3.3: The Marks of Punctuation
3.4: The Modes of Communication
3.5: Obscure Words for Communication
3.6: Literary Devices
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ADIANOETA - an expression that carries both an obvious meaning and a second, subtler meaning.
ADAGE - expresses a well-known and simple truth in just a few words.
AMPHIGOURI - nonsense words or gibberish.
ANAOGY -establishes a relationship based on similarities between two concepts or ideas.
ANAPHORA - repetition at the beginning of successive statements.
ANTHROPOMORPHISM - applying a human quality or emotion to a non-human object or being.
ANTIPHRASIS - the use of a word or phrase contrary to its normal meaning for ironic or humorous effect. A mere babe of 60 years.
ANTISTHECON - substitution of one sound, syllable, or letter within a word for another, frequently to accomplish a pun; a type of metaplasm. See also: metaplasm.
ANTISTROPHE - the repetition of words in an inverse order. "The master of the servant and the servant of the master."
APHORISM - a concise statement that is made to state a principle or an opinion that is generally understood to be a universal truth.
APOTHEGM - short, pithy, and instructive expression. From the Greek ‘apophthegmat,’ ‘apophthegma’ deriving from ‘apophthengesthai’ meaning “to speak out” and from ‘apo’ and ‘aphthengesthai’ meaning “to utter.”
ARCHAISM - an old word or expression that is no longer used with its original meaning or is only used in specific studies or areas.
BARBARISM - use of nonstandard or foreign speech, the use of a word awkwardly forced into a poem's meter, or unconventional pronunciation
BILLINGSGATE - coarsely abusive language.
BLOVIATE - to speak or write pompously and windily.
BRACHYLOGIA - concision of speech or writing; also any condensed form of expression. For example, when Antony in Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra tells a messenger ‘Grates me: the sum’, meaning ‘This is annoying me; get to the point of what you have to say’. The term is most often applied to expressions involving the omission of conjunctions, as in the figure known as asyndeton.
CALLIGRAM - design using letters of a word
CATACHRESIS - use of the wrong word for the context. Also use of a forced and especially paradoxical figure of speech (as blind mouths)
CATAPHORA - use of a pronoun or other linguistic unit to refer to a word used later.
CLEDONISM - circumlocution used to avoid speaking unlucky words
COLLOQUY - a high-level serious discussion
CONCORDANCE - an alphabetical index of all the words in a text or corpus of texts, showing every contextual occurrence of a word.
COPULATIVE - syntactically connecting coordinate words or clauses; also, a copulative word or group of words. "And," which is a copulative conjunction, and "be," which is a linking verb. WORD
DIACOPE - when a writer repeats a word or phrase with one or more words in between.
DIFFUSE - being at once verbose and ill-organized
DILOGY - repetition of a word or phrase, in the same context
DITHYRAMB - a poem in an inspired irregular strain
DYSPHEMISM - expressions in which neutral or mild language is shunned in favor of more harsh verbiage. Opposite of "euphemism"; cacophemism.
EPANORTHOSIS - taking back your words after thinking better of it
ENCOMIUM - means to celebrate. It’s a speech, poem, or other text written in praise of a specific person or thing. Writers use elevated language and praise for their object and apply very strong terms.
EPANALEPSIS - a figure of speech in which the same word, phrase, or clause is repeated after intervening words.
EPEXEGESIS - when one interprets what one has just said, often signaled by "that is to say...."
EPIGRAMS - short but insightful statements, usually in verse, that communicate thoughts in a witty, paradoxical, or funny manner.
EPISTROPHE - repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses or
sentences
EUPHEMISM - the use of a milder or less abrasive word with a negative description.
EUSYSTOLISM - use of initials, instead of full words, as a euphemism, often to avoid speaking harsh words. See also: euphemism.
EXEGESIS - interpretation of a word
EXEMPLUM - an example, story, or anecdote used to demonstrate a point.
EXPATIATE - to speak or write at length (used with on or upon)
FABLES - short fictional stories that have a moral lesson.
FARCE - a comedy in which everything is absolutely absurd an usually involves some kind of deception or miscommunication.
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE - writing which appeals to the senses. Instead of logic or literalness, figurative language makes unique connections based on connotation, sound, and construction of words and phrases.
FIS PHENOMENON - the phenomenon where children reject well-meaning adult attempts to mispronounce a word in the same way as a child. Child: "Fis." / Adult: "Yes, it's a 'fis'." / Child: "No, 'fis'!" / Adult: "Oh, a fish." / Child: "Yes, a fis."
FORESHADOWING - gives the audience hints about the future. It suggests what is coming with imagery, language, and/or symbolism. It does not directly reveal the outcome but rather suggests it
GARRULOUS - pointlessly or annoyingly talkative
HAPAX - word which occurs only once
HELLENOMANIA - refers to the act of using long Latin and Greek terms instead of readily understandable English words.
HOLOGRAOH - document written wholly in the handwriting of the person whose signature it bears.
HOLOPHRASE - single word expressing sentence or phrase
HYPERBOLE - when a writer uses specific words and phrases that exaggerate and overemphasize the subject to produce a grander, more noticeable effect.
HYPOPHORA - when the writer asks a question and then answers the question asked.
IDIOM - an expression that means something different from the literal meaning of the words.
INEFFABLE - to great to be expressed in words
IMAGE - mental picture or representation of a person, place, or thing in a literary work. The use of images is a powerful literary tool, as images have the ability to convey states of being, feelings, thoughts, and actions.
INNUENDO - when you say something which is polite or innocent but indirectly hints at an insult or rude comment.
IRONY - the difference between what the narrator says and what the reader perceives.
LACONIC - expressing enough detail but with few words
LALOCHEZIA - emotional relief gained from using profane language.
LEXIGRAM - sign which represents a word
LEXIGRAPHY -system of writing in which each sign represents a word
LINGUA FRANCA - any language that is widely used as a means of communication among speakers of other languages.
LINGUIST - person who is skilled in several languages; polyglot.
LITERARY DEVICE - a technique used to help the author achieve his or her purpose. Typically, these devices are used for an aesthetic purpose to make the piece more beautiful.
LITOTES - a fun form of understatement, in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary, as in "He's not without charm."
LOCUTION - manner of speech or phrase
LOGOGRAM - single sign standing for word or phrase
LOQUACIOUS - full of excessive talk
MACROLOGY - long and tedious talk lacking in substance; superfluity of words.
MALAPROPISM - the use of a word sounding somewhat like the one intended but ludicrously wrong in the context
MAXIM - a brief statement that contains a little piece of wisdom or a general rule of behavior.
METALLAGE - a word or phrase treated as an object within another expression. "A lady's 'verily' is as potent as a lord's." -- William Shakespeare.
METAPHOR - a direct and vivid comparison between two things usually considered distinct or unrelated.
METONYMY - the practice of not using the formal word for an object or subject and instead referring to it by using another word that is intricately linked to the formal name or word.
MIND-POP - a word, phrase, image or sound that comes to mind suddenly and involuntarily and usually related to a recent experience.
MACROLOGY - long and tedious talk lacking in substance; superfluity of words.
MAXIM - a brief statement that contains a little piece of wisdom or a general rule of behavior.
METALLAGE - a word or phrase treated as an object within another expression. "A lady's 'verily' is as potent as a lord's." -- William Shakespeare.
MONDEGREEN - a series of words, often humorous, that result from mishearing a statement or song lyric.
MOT JUSTE - precisely the right, appropriate word.
MYTHS - classic or legendary stories that usually focus on a particular hero or event, and explain mysteries with no true basis in fact.
NOSTALGIA - remembering the past in a rosy, positive light, even though the true past is more complicated.
ORTHOLOGY - correct use of words
OXYMORON - a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction.
PALAVER - long parley usually between persons of different cultures or levels of sophistication
PALINDROME - a type of word play in which a word or phrase spelled forward is the same word or phrase spelled backward.
PANCHRESTON - a broad thesis that claims to cover the entire subject but usually ends up as a gross oversimplification.
PANGRAM - a short sentence or expression containing all 26 letters of the English alphabet.
PARADOX - the use of concepts or ideas that are contradictory to one another but when placed together have significant value.
PARAGOGE - the development of an additional sound or sounds at the end of a word
PARISOLOGY - the deliberate use of equivocal or ambiguous words.
PARODY - a work that’s created by imitating an existing original work to make fun of it.
PATAVINITY - the use of local or provincial words.
PATHOS - a quality in a character that evokes empathy from the reader.
PAUCILOQUENT - use as few words as possible
PERIPETEIA - a sudden change in a story which results in a negative reversal of circumstances. It is also known as the turning point.
PERSONIFICATION - a kind of metaphor in which the writer describes an inanimate object, abstract thing, or non-human animal in human terms.
PERSUASION - the literary intent to change people’s minds or convince them of an alternate perspective.
POLEMIC - a strong attack or argument against a controversial subject.
PORTMANTEA - combines two or more words to form a new word that expresses a single idea.
PLATITUDE - repeats obvious, simple, and easily understood statements that have little meaning or emotional weight.
PLEONASM - the use of a superfluity of words, often deliberately, for emphasis.
POLYGLOT - a person who speaks, writes, or reads a number of languages.
PROLIX - marked by or using an excess of words; verbose, long-winded, using too many words.
PUN - a joke based on the play on homophones (words with the same pronunciation but different meanings). It can also play with words that sound similar, but not exactly the same. The humor comes from the confusion of the two meanings.
RETICENT - inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech
RHEMATIC - forming a word or words
RHETORIC - a technique or language used to convey an idea or convince an audience.
RHETORICAL QUESTION - asked in a form which does not in reality seek an answer but rather to emphasize a certain point.
ROCOCO - means ornate or florid in literary style.
SARCASM - a form of verbal irony that mocks, ridicules, or expresses contempt. It’s really more a tone of voice than a rhetorical device.
SARDONIC - describes dry, understated, and a mocking piece of writing that stings because it’s so accurate. While sardonic comments seem hostile, they are supposed to be witty and humorous.
SATIRE - the practice of making fun of a human weakness or character flaw.
SEMANTEME - word expressing an idea, such as a noun
SESQUIPEDALIAN - someone given to using long words
SIMILE - a literary term where you use “like” or “as” to compare two different things and show a common quality between them.
SOLILOQUY - the act of talking to oneself
SUBTEXT - the unspoken or less obvious meaning or message in a literary composition, speech, or conversation.
SUBREPTION - phrasing words in such a way as to misrepresent by concealing facts.
SUCCINCT - communicating expressions of ideas or facts clearly and concisely.
SUPERORDINATE - a word that is more generic than a given word.
SURREALISM - a literary and artistic movement that promotes creation of something bizarre and disjointed, but still somehow still be understandable.
SYLLEPSIS - use of a single word that applies to two or more others in different senses. "He was deep in thought and in debt." Also, "We must all hang together or assuredly we will all hang separately."
SYMBOLISM - a figure of speech in which an object, person, or situation has another meaning other than its literal meaning. The actions of a character, word, action, or event then have a deeper meaning.
SYNCATEGOREMATIC - meaningless or unable to form a term without other words
SYNECDOCHE - when a part of something represents the whole. Calling a car “wheels” for example.
SYNESTHESIA - the depiction of a strong connection, link or bond between the different senses.
TACHYGRAPHY - shorthand; shortened cursive writing
TACITURN - temperamentally disinclined to talk
TALE - a story about imaginary events; an exciting or dramatic story; a story about someone's actual experiences; an exciting story that may not be completely true.
TAUTOLOGY - repetition of an idea in different words.
TONE - particular pitch or change of pitch constituting an element in the intonation of a phrase or sentence; the style or manner of expression in speaking or writing. Tone may depict the author’s intent for a character or for a point of view.. For example:
TRUISM - a bland statement. It may sound wise or meaningful on the surface, but that’s very obvious and doesn’t add any new ideas or information.
TUMESCENT - pompous or pretentious language. From Latin present participle of ‘tumescere’ meaning “to swell up.”
UNDERSTATEMENT- saying that something is smaller or less important than it actually is.
VERBATIM - word for word
VERBOSE - containing more words than necessary
VIGNETTE - a short scene that captures a single moment or a defining detail about a character, idea, or other element of the story.
WORDFACT - much-applied label that eventually becomes accepted as fact. "Not all Brexiteers are ‘xenophobes’ – it is a mere wordfact."
WORDPLAY - rearranging a word in a creative way to change, emphasize, or mock its meaning.
WRITING STYLE - the ways in which an author chooses to write words for his or her readers, including how he or she arranges sentences, paragraphs, dialogue, and verse. Style also refers to how the author develops ideas and actions with description, imagery, and other literary techniques.
ADAGE - expresses a well-known and simple truth in just a few words.
AMPHIGOURI - nonsense words or gibberish.
ANAOGY -establishes a relationship based on similarities between two concepts or ideas.
ANAPHORA - repetition at the beginning of successive statements.
ANTHROPOMORPHISM - applying a human quality or emotion to a non-human object or being.
ANTIPHRASIS - the use of a word or phrase contrary to its normal meaning for ironic or humorous effect. A mere babe of 60 years.
ANTISTHECON - substitution of one sound, syllable, or letter within a word for another, frequently to accomplish a pun; a type of metaplasm. See also: metaplasm.
ANTISTROPHE - the repetition of words in an inverse order. "The master of the servant and the servant of the master."
APHORISM - a concise statement that is made to state a principle or an opinion that is generally understood to be a universal truth.
APOTHEGM - short, pithy, and instructive expression. From the Greek ‘apophthegmat,’ ‘apophthegma’ deriving from ‘apophthengesthai’ meaning “to speak out” and from ‘apo’ and ‘aphthengesthai’ meaning “to utter.”
ARCHAISM - an old word or expression that is no longer used with its original meaning or is only used in specific studies or areas.
BARBARISM - use of nonstandard or foreign speech, the use of a word awkwardly forced into a poem's meter, or unconventional pronunciation
BILLINGSGATE - coarsely abusive language.
BLOVIATE - to speak or write pompously and windily.
BRACHYLOGIA - concision of speech or writing; also any condensed form of expression. For example, when Antony in Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra tells a messenger ‘Grates me: the sum’, meaning ‘This is annoying me; get to the point of what you have to say’. The term is most often applied to expressions involving the omission of conjunctions, as in the figure known as asyndeton.
CALLIGRAM - design using letters of a word
CATACHRESIS - use of the wrong word for the context. Also use of a forced and especially paradoxical figure of speech (as blind mouths)
CATAPHORA - use of a pronoun or other linguistic unit to refer to a word used later.
CLEDONISM - circumlocution used to avoid speaking unlucky words
COLLOQUY - a high-level serious discussion
CONCORDANCE - an alphabetical index of all the words in a text or corpus of texts, showing every contextual occurrence of a word.
COPULATIVE - syntactically connecting coordinate words or clauses; also, a copulative word or group of words. "And," which is a copulative conjunction, and "be," which is a linking verb. WORD
DIACOPE - when a writer repeats a word or phrase with one or more words in between.
DIFFUSE - being at once verbose and ill-organized
DILOGY - repetition of a word or phrase, in the same context
DITHYRAMB - a poem in an inspired irregular strain
DYSPHEMISM - expressions in which neutral or mild language is shunned in favor of more harsh verbiage. Opposite of "euphemism"; cacophemism.
EPANORTHOSIS - taking back your words after thinking better of it
ENCOMIUM - means to celebrate. It’s a speech, poem, or other text written in praise of a specific person or thing. Writers use elevated language and praise for their object and apply very strong terms.
EPANALEPSIS - a figure of speech in which the same word, phrase, or clause is repeated after intervening words.
EPEXEGESIS - when one interprets what one has just said, often signaled by "that is to say...."
EPIGRAMS - short but insightful statements, usually in verse, that communicate thoughts in a witty, paradoxical, or funny manner.
EPISTROPHE - repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses or
sentences
EUPHEMISM - the use of a milder or less abrasive word with a negative description.
EUSYSTOLISM - use of initials, instead of full words, as a euphemism, often to avoid speaking harsh words. See also: euphemism.
EXEGESIS - interpretation of a word
EXEMPLUM - an example, story, or anecdote used to demonstrate a point.
EXPATIATE - to speak or write at length (used with on or upon)
FABLES - short fictional stories that have a moral lesson.
FARCE - a comedy in which everything is absolutely absurd an usually involves some kind of deception or miscommunication.
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE - writing which appeals to the senses. Instead of logic or literalness, figurative language makes unique connections based on connotation, sound, and construction of words and phrases.
FIS PHENOMENON - the phenomenon where children reject well-meaning adult attempts to mispronounce a word in the same way as a child. Child: "Fis." / Adult: "Yes, it's a 'fis'." / Child: "No, 'fis'!" / Adult: "Oh, a fish." / Child: "Yes, a fis."
FORESHADOWING - gives the audience hints about the future. It suggests what is coming with imagery, language, and/or symbolism. It does not directly reveal the outcome but rather suggests it
GARRULOUS - pointlessly or annoyingly talkative
HAPAX - word which occurs only once
HELLENOMANIA - refers to the act of using long Latin and Greek terms instead of readily understandable English words.
HOLOGRAOH - document written wholly in the handwriting of the person whose signature it bears.
HOLOPHRASE - single word expressing sentence or phrase
HYPERBOLE - when a writer uses specific words and phrases that exaggerate and overemphasize the subject to produce a grander, more noticeable effect.
HYPOPHORA - when the writer asks a question and then answers the question asked.
IDIOM - an expression that means something different from the literal meaning of the words.
INEFFABLE - to great to be expressed in words
IMAGE - mental picture or representation of a person, place, or thing in a literary work. The use of images is a powerful literary tool, as images have the ability to convey states of being, feelings, thoughts, and actions.
INNUENDO - when you say something which is polite or innocent but indirectly hints at an insult or rude comment.
IRONY - the difference between what the narrator says and what the reader perceives.
LACONIC - expressing enough detail but with few words
LALOCHEZIA - emotional relief gained from using profane language.
LEXIGRAM - sign which represents a word
LEXIGRAPHY -system of writing in which each sign represents a word
LINGUA FRANCA - any language that is widely used as a means of communication among speakers of other languages.
LINGUIST - person who is skilled in several languages; polyglot.
LITERARY DEVICE - a technique used to help the author achieve his or her purpose. Typically, these devices are used for an aesthetic purpose to make the piece more beautiful.
LITOTES - a fun form of understatement, in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary, as in "He's not without charm."
LOCUTION - manner of speech or phrase
LOGOGRAM - single sign standing for word or phrase
LOQUACIOUS - full of excessive talk
MACROLOGY - long and tedious talk lacking in substance; superfluity of words.
MALAPROPISM - the use of a word sounding somewhat like the one intended but ludicrously wrong in the context
MAXIM - a brief statement that contains a little piece of wisdom or a general rule of behavior.
METALLAGE - a word or phrase treated as an object within another expression. "A lady's 'verily' is as potent as a lord's." -- William Shakespeare.
METAPHOR - a direct and vivid comparison between two things usually considered distinct or unrelated.
METONYMY - the practice of not using the formal word for an object or subject and instead referring to it by using another word that is intricately linked to the formal name or word.
MIND-POP - a word, phrase, image or sound that comes to mind suddenly and involuntarily and usually related to a recent experience.
MACROLOGY - long and tedious talk lacking in substance; superfluity of words.
MAXIM - a brief statement that contains a little piece of wisdom or a general rule of behavior.
METALLAGE - a word or phrase treated as an object within another expression. "A lady's 'verily' is as potent as a lord's." -- William Shakespeare.
MONDEGREEN - a series of words, often humorous, that result from mishearing a statement or song lyric.
MOT JUSTE - precisely the right, appropriate word.
MYTHS - classic or legendary stories that usually focus on a particular hero or event, and explain mysteries with no true basis in fact.
NOSTALGIA - remembering the past in a rosy, positive light, even though the true past is more complicated.
ORTHOLOGY - correct use of words
OXYMORON - a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction.
PALAVER - long parley usually between persons of different cultures or levels of sophistication
PALINDROME - a type of word play in which a word or phrase spelled forward is the same word or phrase spelled backward.
PANCHRESTON - a broad thesis that claims to cover the entire subject but usually ends up as a gross oversimplification.
PANGRAM - a short sentence or expression containing all 26 letters of the English alphabet.
PARADOX - the use of concepts or ideas that are contradictory to one another but when placed together have significant value.
PARAGOGE - the development of an additional sound or sounds at the end of a word
PARISOLOGY - the deliberate use of equivocal or ambiguous words.
PARODY - a work that’s created by imitating an existing original work to make fun of it.
PATAVINITY - the use of local or provincial words.
PATHOS - a quality in a character that evokes empathy from the reader.
PAUCILOQUENT - use as few words as possible
PERIPETEIA - a sudden change in a story which results in a negative reversal of circumstances. It is also known as the turning point.
PERSONIFICATION - a kind of metaphor in which the writer describes an inanimate object, abstract thing, or non-human animal in human terms.
PERSUASION - the literary intent to change people’s minds or convince them of an alternate perspective.
POLEMIC - a strong attack or argument against a controversial subject.
PORTMANTEA - combines two or more words to form a new word that expresses a single idea.
PLATITUDE - repeats obvious, simple, and easily understood statements that have little meaning or emotional weight.
PLEONASM - the use of a superfluity of words, often deliberately, for emphasis.
POLYGLOT - a person who speaks, writes, or reads a number of languages.
PROLIX - marked by or using an excess of words; verbose, long-winded, using too many words.
PUN - a joke based on the play on homophones (words with the same pronunciation but different meanings). It can also play with words that sound similar, but not exactly the same. The humor comes from the confusion of the two meanings.
RETICENT - inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech
RHEMATIC - forming a word or words
RHETORIC - a technique or language used to convey an idea or convince an audience.
RHETORICAL QUESTION - asked in a form which does not in reality seek an answer but rather to emphasize a certain point.
ROCOCO - means ornate or florid in literary style.
SARCASM - a form of verbal irony that mocks, ridicules, or expresses contempt. It’s really more a tone of voice than a rhetorical device.
SARDONIC - describes dry, understated, and a mocking piece of writing that stings because it’s so accurate. While sardonic comments seem hostile, they are supposed to be witty and humorous.
SATIRE - the practice of making fun of a human weakness or character flaw.
SEMANTEME - word expressing an idea, such as a noun
SESQUIPEDALIAN - someone given to using long words
SIMILE - a literary term where you use “like” or “as” to compare two different things and show a common quality between them.
SOLILOQUY - the act of talking to oneself
SUBTEXT - the unspoken or less obvious meaning or message in a literary composition, speech, or conversation.
SUBREPTION - phrasing words in such a way as to misrepresent by concealing facts.
SUCCINCT - communicating expressions of ideas or facts clearly and concisely.
SUPERORDINATE - a word that is more generic than a given word.
SURREALISM - a literary and artistic movement that promotes creation of something bizarre and disjointed, but still somehow still be understandable.
SYLLEPSIS - use of a single word that applies to two or more others in different senses. "He was deep in thought and in debt." Also, "We must all hang together or assuredly we will all hang separately."
SYMBOLISM - a figure of speech in which an object, person, or situation has another meaning other than its literal meaning. The actions of a character, word, action, or event then have a deeper meaning.
SYNCATEGOREMATIC - meaningless or unable to form a term without other words
SYNECDOCHE - when a part of something represents the whole. Calling a car “wheels” for example.
SYNESTHESIA - the depiction of a strong connection, link or bond between the different senses.
TACHYGRAPHY - shorthand; shortened cursive writing
TACITURN - temperamentally disinclined to talk
TALE - a story about imaginary events; an exciting or dramatic story; a story about someone's actual experiences; an exciting story that may not be completely true.
TAUTOLOGY - repetition of an idea in different words.
TONE - particular pitch or change of pitch constituting an element in the intonation of a phrase or sentence; the style or manner of expression in speaking or writing. Tone may depict the author’s intent for a character or for a point of view.. For example:
- Abstract - General, conceptual; opposite of concrete.
- Ambiguous - Open to interpretation; lacking obvious meaning.
- Antique - Old-fashioned, rarely used.
- Cacophonous - Producing a harsh, unpleasant mix of sounds.
- Concrete - Specific, clearly definable; opposite of abstract.
- Convoluted - Complex, difficult to follow.
- Denotative - Contains an exact meaning; not open to interpretation.
- Didactic - Instructional; intended to teach.
- Elevated - Complex, creates a superior tone.
- Euphemistic - Polite substitute for a less polite word; sometimes insincere.
- Euphonious - Pleasant sounding; opposite of cacophonous.
- Emotional - Expresses emotions.
- Figurative - Words illustrate an image or another idea.
- Idiomatic - Denotes expressions that are natural to a native speaker.
- Jargon - Words specific to a profession.
- Moralistic - Righteous; aims to impose morals.
- Ordinary - Common, everyday words.
- Passionate - Carrying strong feelings or beliefs.
- Pedantic - Scholastic, intended to lecture.
- Plain Clear, obvious.
- Poetic - Melodious, imaginative, romantic.
- Pretentious - Pompous, arrogant, inflated.
- Scholarly - Words specific to a study or field.
- Sharp - Harsh, pointed, targeted.
- Simple - Clear, short, easy.
- Vivid Animated, full of life.
- Vulgar - Tasteless, coarse, offensive
TRUISM - a bland statement. It may sound wise or meaningful on the surface, but that’s very obvious and doesn’t add any new ideas or information.
TUMESCENT - pompous or pretentious language. From Latin present participle of ‘tumescere’ meaning “to swell up.”
UNDERSTATEMENT- saying that something is smaller or less important than it actually is.
VERBATIM - word for word
VERBOSE - containing more words than necessary
VIGNETTE - a short scene that captures a single moment or a defining detail about a character, idea, or other element of the story.
WORDFACT - much-applied label that eventually becomes accepted as fact. "Not all Brexiteers are ‘xenophobes’ – it is a mere wordfact."
WORDPLAY - rearranging a word in a creative way to change, emphasize, or mock its meaning.
WRITING STYLE - the ways in which an author chooses to write words for his or her readers, including how he or she arranges sentences, paragraphs, dialogue, and verse. Style also refers to how the author develops ideas and actions with description, imagery, and other literary techniques.
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