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| 4724300695 | Diction | Style of speaking or writing determined by the choice of words by a speaker or a writer. Diction or choice of words separates good writing from bad writing. It depends on a number of factors. Firstly, the word has to be right and accurate. | 0 | |
| 4724301159 | Detail | Items or parts that make up a larger picture or story "Chaucer's Prologue to The Canterbury Tales is celebrated for its use of a few details to bring the characters to life." | 1 | |
| 4724301160 | Syntax | The structure of a sentence; the arrangement of words in a sentence. Determines how the chosen words are used to form a sentence. Most often than not, adopting a complex diction means a complex syntactic structure of sentences and vice versa. | 2 | |
| 4724301161 | Pacing | A stylistic device, which shows how fast a story unfolds. It is because when readers feel frustration in the length of the story, the writers use different techniques to control the pace of the story. | 3 | |
| 4724301448 | Tone Shift | A change in the Author's attitude on a subject while writing. Example: Happy tone to Angry tone while talking about childhood. | 4 | |
| 4724301449 | Imagery | Language and description that appeals to our five senses. When a writer attempts to describe something so that it appeals to our sense of smell, sight, taste, touch, or hearing; he/she has used imagery. | 5 | |
| 4724301697 | Connotation | A meaning that is implied by a word apart from the thing which it describes explicitly. Words carry cultural and emotional associations or meanings in addition to their literal meanings or denotations. | 6 | |
| 4724301698 | Figurative Language | Language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation. When a writer uses literal language, he or she is simply stating the facts as they are. | 7 | |
| 4724302009 | Denotation | The literal meaning of a word, the "dictionary definition."¨ For example, if you look up the word snake in a dictionary, you will discover that one of its denotative meanings is "any of numerous scaly, legless, sometimes venomous reptiles | 8 | |
| 4724302010 | Point of View | The angle of considering things, which shows us the opinion, or feelings of the individuals involved in a situation. In literature, point of view is the mode of narration that an author employs to let the readers "hear" and "see" what takes place in a story, poem, essay etc. | 9 | |
| 4724302959 | Theme | the central topic a text treats. Themes can be divided into two categories: a work's thematic concept is what readers "think the work is about" and its thematic statement being "what the work says about the subject". | 10 |
