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7337587861ProseWritten in ordinary language that resembles everyday speech; NOT poetry0
7337587862RhetoricThe principles governing the art of writing affectively, eloquently, and persuasively.1
7337712414Rhetorical features, rhetorical devices, resources of language, rhetorical strategiesFigures of speech, syntax, sentence structure, diction, and other stylistic elements are used to produce a particular artistic event.2
7337712415Genre/genre conventionsGenre is a major category in which a work of literature (poetry, prose, drama) generic conventions is the typical characteristics that define a genre.3
7337712416Mode of discourse(Type of communication). The way in which information is presented in written or spoken form.4
7337712417rhetorical modes/expository patternsHow the writing is organized. Examples: exposition, argumentation, narrative5
7337712418Thesis/purposeThe sentence or groups of sentences that directly express authors opinion, purpose, meaning, or proposition.6
7337712419tone/attitudeA writers intellectual position or motion regarding the writing subject.7
7337712420Objective/SubjectiveObjective: nonbiased, non-opinionated, factual. Subjective: reflecting a bias or an opinion8
7337712421infer/inferenceTo draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented.9
7337712422concrete detailsUsed to refer to specific types of details.10
7337712423AppealsLogos: Logical (facts, reasoning) Pathos: Emotional (feelings) Ethos: Ethical (credibility, trustworthiness)11

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