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	14	n
ANTITHESIS	8	14	e
CLICHE	9	13	n
CONNOTATION	9	13	e
DENOTATION	12	3	se
INVERSION	12	10	e
JARGON	12	8	ne
METAPHOR	12	12	e
OMISSION	5	17	e
PARALLELISM	16	19	w
PERSONIFICATION	11	11	sw
REGIONALISM	12	2	s
REPETITION	7	12	n
SIMILE	15	7	se
SUSPENSION	4	12	n
THESAURUS	7	15	e