Speaking Vocabulary

Pathetic Fallacy

Pathetic Fallacy is a literary device where human emotions are attributed to aspects of nature or inanimate objects, often to…

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Prosody

Prosody encompasses elements like stress, intonation, and timing, crucial for conveying emotions and meanings effectively in spoken language. Think of…

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Syncrisis

Syncrisis is a rhetorical device that involves reframing an argument by redefining it. Unlike a “straw man” argument, which misrepresents…

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Synecdoche

Synecdoche is a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa. It…

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Tautology

Tautology is the repetitive use of phrases or words that have similar meanings, essentially saying the same thing twice. My…

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Elocution

Elocution. And no, elocution is not what happens when you touch a high-voltage cable. Elocution is the art of clear…

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Zeitgeist

Zeitgeist is a German word meaning 'spirit of the age' or 'spirit of the times.' It refers to the dominant…

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Verisimilitude

Verisimilitude is the appearance of being true or real in a literary work. It helps in making a story or…

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Tone

Tone in writing and speaking refers to the attitude or approach that the author or speaker takes toward the subject…

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Tricolon

Tricolon is a rhetorical device that involves the use of three parallel clauses, phrases, or words, which happen to increase…

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