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| 7195111348 | rhetoric | The art of using language effectively and persuasively | 0 | |
| 7195111349 | rhetorical strategy | the organizational structure(s) of a piece; examples include cause & effect, compare & contrast, process analysis, chronological, etc | 1 | |
| 7195111350 | rhetorical techniques | how the author chooses to develop the piece through tone, diction, syntax, organization, and point of view | 2 | |
| 7195111351 | rhetorical devices | the tools and mechanisms a writer employs; four main categories are addition, subtraction, substitution, transposition | 3 | |
| 7195111352 | modes of discourse | narration, description, argument, exposition | 4 | |
| 7195111353 | genre | a major category or type of literature; most believe there are three categories (others will sub-divide further) | 5 | |
| 7195111354 | poetry | also known as verse; one of the three major genres of literature | 6 | |
| 7195111355 | prose | the ordinary form of spoken or written language, one of the three major genres of literature, does not have a regular rhythmic pattern | 7 | |
| 7195111356 | drama | A work of literature designed to be performed in front of an audience, one of the three major genres of literature | 8 | |
| 7195111357 | style | the mode of expression in language; the characteristic manner of expression of an author. Many elements contribute to it; most notably, diction and syntax. | 9 | |
| 7195111358 | voice | the writer's distinctive use of language in a story | 10 | |
| 7195111359 | speaker | the person or voice who narrates | 11 | |
| 7195111360 | occasion | An aspect of context; the time & place as well as the cause or reason for writing/speaking | 12 | |
| 7195111361 | audience | the intended listener or reader | 13 | |
| 7195111362 | purpose | the reason behind the text (inform, entertain, argue, etc) | 14 | |
| 7195111363 | subject | main idea and topic (or both) of a text | 15 | |
| 7195111364 | tone | the attitude a speaker or writer takes towards the subject of their writing; conveyed through connotation, figurative language, sound devices, etc | 16 | |
| 7195111365 | attitude | the writer's position regarding the subject of their writing; this is revealed through tone | 17 | |
| 7195111366 | atmosphere/mood | the emotive response elicited in the reader | 18 | |
| 7195111367 | Aristotle's appeals | three ways to gain the audience's support of one's ideas: logos, ethos, pathos | 19 | |
| 7195111368 | logos | an appeal to logic | 20 | |
| 7195111369 | pathos | an appeal to emotions | 21 | |
| 7195111370 | ethos | an appeal to author's credibility | 22 | |
| 7195111371 | denotation | the strict, literal, dictionary definition of a word or phrase devoid of emotion, attitude or color | 23 | |
| 7195111372 | connotation | the implications of a word or phrase as well as its exact meaning | 24 |
