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15028653386SyntaxThe arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language (Sentence structure)0
15028653387DictionA writer's or speaker's choice of words1
15028653388LanguageOur spoken, written, or signed words and the ways we combine them to communicate meaning2
15028653389PurposeOne's intention or objective in a speech or piece of writing.3
15028653390MoodFeeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader4
15028653391ToneAttitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character5
15028653392MotifA recurring theme, subject or idea6
15028653393AudienceThose to whom a speech or piece of writing is addressed.7
15028653394OccasionAn aspect of context; the cause or reason for writing.8
15028653395ContextThe circumstances, atmosphere, attitudes, and events surrounding a text.9
15028653396Stylethe choices a writer makes; the combination of distinctive features of a literary work10
15028653397Descriptiona spoken or written representation or account of a person, object, or event11
15028653398StrategyHow the writer organizes their piece to convey their purpose12
15028653399PersuasionThe process of creating, reinforcing, or changing people's beliefs or actions13
15028653400ArgumentA statement put forth and supported by evidence14
15028653401ExpositionBackground information presented in a literary work.15
15028653402Discoursewritten or spoken communication or debate16
15028653403EthosAppeal to ethics17
15028653404PathosAppeal to emotion18
15028653405LogosAppeal to logic19
15028669765Narrationwriting that tells a story20
15028669985Asyndetonomission of conjunctions between coordinate phrases, clauses, or words21
15028675464PolyasyndetonExcessive use of conjunctions22
15028675465Delayed sentenceA sentence that withholds its main idea until the end23
15028680733Paradoxa statement that seems contradictory but is actually true24
15028680734Aphorisma concise statement of a truth or principle25
15028686004modes of discourseexposition, narration, description, argumentation26

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