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3112324113stylethe writer's voice as revealed through rhetorical strategies0
3112334086toneshows the attitude toward the subject and towards the audience implied in a literary work1
3112342506syntaxthe arrangement of words and phrased to create well-formed sentence2
3112345446structurearrangement of and relations between parts or elements of something complex3
3112348317satireliterary work in which irony and derision are used to exposed wickedness or folly4
3112368770registerpart of a range; level of diction5
3112370653purposethe reason for which something is done or created or for which something exists6
3112373547phrasingthe flow of language; pauses, junctures, and stops; sense of movement7
3112377067perspectivea particular attitude toward or way of regarding something8
3112379572ironyexpression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite; typically for humorous or emphatic effect; the full significance of a character's words or actions are clear to the audience or reader although unknown to the character9
3112392882imageryvisually descriptive or figurative language10
3112394738digressionstraying from the main topic; to go aside, often done intentionally in order to provide an example or reveal a related idea11
3112400140dictionthe choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing12
3112404800detailan individual feature, fact or item13
3112406029concreteexisting in a material or physical form14
3112408445coherencecongruity; consistency; state of logical order; clarity of structure15
3112413892attitude (emotion)feeling toward a particular thing or person; state of mind16
3112416376abstractexisting in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence17

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