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10270668723rhetoricthe art of effective writing or speaking0
10270669170argumentthe process of engaging in an intelligent conversation through writing, examining a topic in a critical way1
10270670459purposerelates to what an author, speaker, narrator, etc. wants to accomplish2
10270670858annotationactive reading and notetaking3
10270671941SOAPSTonerefers to identifying the speaker, occasion, audience, purpose, subject and tone of a passage or piece4
10270672869denotationthe dictionary and literal meaning of a word5
10270673219connotationthe associations we get from a word, the figurative meaning6
10270675064imageryrelies on mental images to create an impression or mental picture7
10270675862rhetorical questiona thought-provoking question asked in writing to address a concern, issue or significance8
10270679231parallel structureusing the same pattern or structure of words or wording9

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