C2 — proficientabstract35 words
Rhetoric & stylistics
| Serbian | Meaning |
|---|---|
| metàfora | a metaphor |
| irònija | irony |
| hipèrbola | hyperbole (everyday exaggeration is preterivanje) |
| eufemìzam | a euphemism |
| retòrika | rhetoric (the discipline; also empty talk) |
| stȉl | style |
| náglasak | word stress; an accent; emphasis (on something: na + Acc.) |
| prȉzvūk | an undertone, an overtone (in a voice, in words) |
| poređénje | a comparison; a simile (as a stylistic device) |
| epìtēt | an epithet |
| alegòrija | an allegory |
| simbòlika | symbolism (the symbols of a work or a rite) |
| sarkàzam | sarcasm (irony is the milder ironija) |
| patètika | pathos, sentimentality (often disapproving) |
| òtr̄cān | hackneyed, trite (of a phrase, a joke) |
| svèčan | solemn, ceremonial; festive (of a dinner, of clothes) |
| prostòdušan | artless, guileless |
| kȉtnjast | florid, ornate (of style) |
| sȁžēt | concise, succinct |
| ȍpšīran | lengthy, detailed (the opposite of sažet) |
| birokràtskī jèzik | bureaucratic language, officialese |
| gȍvōrnā figúra | a figure of speech |
| obráćānje | an address (to an audience, to a person) |
| gòvōrnīk | a speaker (also of a language), an orator |
| bèsednīk | an orator; a public speaker (bookish; the neutral word is govornik) |
| bèseda | an oration, a formal speech |
| izlágānje | a presentation, a talk; an exposition |
| ùvodnā rȇč | opening remarks; a parenthetical word (grammar: naravno, međutim) |
| zàključnā rȇč | closing remarks |
| ubèdljiv | convincing, persuasive; decisive (of a victory) |
| uvèrljiv | credible, believable (compare ubedljiv, convincing) |
| namètljiv | intrusive, pushy |
| pȍdtekst | subtext |
| àlūzija | an allusion, a hint (to something: na + Acc.) |
| ponávljānje | repetition (also as a stylistic device) |
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