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| 14534243546 | allusion | -a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance -does not describe in detail the person or thing to which it refers -literary and rhetorical devices indirect reference to famous events or characters from history, literature, or mythology | 0 | |
| 14534246678 | analogy | -a comparison in which an idea or a thing is compared to another thing that is quite different from it -aims at explaining that idea or thing by comparing it to something that is familiar -literary and rhetorical devices comparison of two similar but different things, usually to clarify an action or a relationship | 1 | |
| 14534246679 | audience | -the person for whom a writer writes, or composer composes -refers to the spectators, listeners, and intended readers of a writing, performance, or speech -A writer uses a particular style of language, tone, and content according to what he knows about his audience | 2 | |
| 14534247467 | diction | -the choice of words -the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing | 3 | |
| 14534247468 | occasion | -reason -cause -event | 4 | |
| 14534248515 | polemic | -a controversy, debate or dispute, or a person who is inclined to argue -A written attack on a political decision is an example -A person who argues about science or religion or about how science and religion intersect is an example -literary and stylistic terms a controversial argument especially one refuting or attacking a specific opinion or doctrine | 5 | |
| 14534248516 | purpose | -a person's reason for writing, such as to inform, entertain, explain, or persuade | 6 | |
| 14534249590 | qualified argument | -you agree with most of the claim, however, there are instances when the claim is not valid and you agree with a point from the opposing argument -you agree and disagree with different parts of what's written -provide evidence that proves a part and evidence that disproves a part | 7 | |
| 14534249591 | rhetoric | -a technique of using language effectively and persuasively in spoken or written form | 8 | |
| 14534250336 | speaker | -the voice behind the novel, poem, etc.—the person we imagine to be saying the thing out loud -think of the speaker of a poem, for example, as a character—someone to be analyzed, thought about, and discovered | 9 | |
| 14534250337 | syntax | -the arrangement of words -the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language -literary and stylistic terms manner in which words are joined to make phrases, clauses, and sentences | 10 | |
| 14534250854 | synthesize | -to combine two or more elements to form a new whole. -In the literature review, the "elements" are the findings of the literature you gather and read -the "new whole" is the conclusion you draw from those findings | 11 | |
| 14534255092 | tone | -an attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience -is generally conveyed through the choice of words, or the viewpoint of a writer on a particular subject -can be formal, informal, serious, comic, sarcastic, sad, or cheerful, or it may be any other existing attitude -literary and stylistic terms attitude of the speaker of a work of literature expresses to the reader through the language | 12 |
