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| system of verbal or gestural symbols a community uses to communicate |
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| word or phrase spoken by a speaker |
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| object, concept, or event a symbol represents |
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| memory and past experiences that audience members have with an object, concept, or event |
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| language that refers to a tangible object- a person, place, or thing |
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| language that refers to ideas or concepts but not to specific objects |
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| fixed, distinctive expression who's meaning is not indicated by its individual words |
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| speaking style that reflects the spoken rather than the written word |
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| figure of speech that makes an explicit comparison of two things using the word like or as |
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| figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things by describing one thing as being something else |
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| metaphor that makes illogical comparisons two or more things |
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| figure of speech that attributes human characteristics to animals, objects, or concepts |
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| arrangement of words into patterns so the sounds of the words together enhance the meaning of a phrase |
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| arrangement of related words so they are balanced or of related sentences so they have identical structures |
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| repeating keywords or phrases at the beginnings or ending of sentences or clauses to create rhythm |
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| repetition of initial sounds of two or more words in a sentence or phrase |
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| verbal device that makes information easier to remember |
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| placement of words and phrases in contrast or opposition to one another |
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