Public Speaking

ALLITERATION
ANTITHESIS
CLICHE
CONNOTATION
DENOTATION
INVERSION
JARGON
METAPHOR
OMISSION
PARALLELISM
PERSONIFICATION
REGIONALISM
REPETITION
SIMILE
SUSPENSION
THESAURUS

Chapter 12 Using Words Well: Speaker Language and Style

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Word	X	Y	Direction
ALLITERATION	8	8	s
ANTITHESIS	8	8	e
CLICHE	9	9	s
CONNOTATION	9	9	e
DENOTATION	17	17	w
INVERSION	12	12	e
JARGON	2	16	ne
METAPHOR	2	19	n
OMISSION	5	5	e
PARALLELISM	4	1	e
PERSONIFICATION	11	11	nw
REGIONALISM	7	2	e
REPETITION	3	4	s
SIMILE	15	15	w
SUSPENSION	5	4	e
THESAURUS	7	7	s