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2829986454occasionthe time and place the text was written or spoken0
2829989392contextthe circumstances, atmosphere, attitudes, and events surrounding the text1
2829992020purposethe goal of the speaker2
2837359564speakerthe person or group who creates a text3
2837363774personawhen there is a difference between the speaker in real life and the role the speaker plays in the text4
2837370768audiencethe listener, viewer, or reader of a text or performance5
2837373868subjectthe topic of the text or work6
2865767155tonea speaker's attitude toward a subject7
2865770041voicethe writing style of an author8
2865776038dictiona speaker's choice of words9
2865779431imagerya description of something that is detailed and can use figurative language10
2865786501languagethe word choice and diction used by authors11
2865790635ethosappealing to the reader's ethics12
2865794762pathosappealing to the reader's emotion; promoting an emotional response13
2865797613logosappealing to the reader's logic with reason14
2909532652syntaxthe arrangement of words in sentences and phrases15
2909548555moodthe feeling created by the text16
2909557732metaphorcompares two things without using like or as17
2909560490similecompares two things using like or as18
2909565538personificationgiving human like characteristics to non human things19
2909571035hyperboleover exaggeration20

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