abstract details | vague, general notions such as equality, friendship or happiness
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concision | writing what we mean with few wasted words
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concrete details | specific details related to the physical world
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connotation | a subjective, figurative meaning of a word
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denotation | the objective, literal meaning of a word
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mixed metaphors | clashing images created through comparison
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personification | giving human attributes to animals and things
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