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	sw
CONNOTATION	9	9	e
DENOTATION	17	17	w
INVERSION	10	10	e
JARGON	8	15	sw
METAPHOR	1	20	e
OMISSION	5	5	s
PARALLELISM	20	14	n
PERSONIFICATION	11	11	nw
REGIONALISM	1	10	s
REPETITION	1	10	n
SIMILE	15	15	w
SUSPENSION	20	5	w
THESAURUS	7	7	e