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| A type of language that refers to ideas, conditions, and qualities we cannot directly perceive |
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| A type of language that indicates things we know with our senses |
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| One of the four principal modes of writing, whos function is to convince readers |
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| a name for any worn-out, trite expression that a writer employs thoughtlessly |
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| the clear connection of the parts in a piece of effective writing |
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| A mode of writing that conveys sensory evidince |
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| Those sentences or paragraphs that bring an essay to a satisfying and logical end. Conclusions are purposefully crafted to give a sense of unity and completeness to the whole essay. |
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| Stress or special importance given to a certain point or element to make it stand out. Emphasis is used to draw attention to what is important in a sentence, paragraph, or essay by proportion, position, repetition, or mechanical devices. |
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| A short nonfiction composition on one central theme or subject in which the writer sometimes offers personal views |
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| The mode of prose writing that explains a subject; its function is to inform, to instruct, or to set forth ideas |
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| Describes the relative degrees of abstract words. groups or classes |
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| Describes the relative degree of abstractness of words. limit the class |
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| the opening of a written work |
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| manner of speaking or writing that does not directly state a discrepancy, but implies one |
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| the mode of writing that tells a story |
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| kind of writing where emphasis falls on the topic |
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| kind of writing where emphasis falls on the writer's view of the topic |
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| Putting another writer's thoughts into your own words |
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| a grammatical distinction made between the speaker, the one spoken to, and the one spoken about. |
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| In and essay, the physical position or the mental angle from which a writer beholds a subject |
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| the state or stages in the process of composition before words start to flow |
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| A writer's reason for writing; it is whatever the writer of any work tries to achieve |
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| The study of using lanuage effectively |
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| A question posed for effect, one that requires no answer |
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| words and grammatical forms native speakers use in formal writing |
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| The distinctive manner in which a writer writes; it may be seen especially in the writer's choice of words and sentence structure |
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| The central idea in a work of writing, to which everything else in the work refers |
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| Refers to the way a writer regards subject, audience, or self. It is the writer's atttitude, and sets the prevailing spirit of work. |
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| The statement of the central idea in a paragraph |
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| Words, phrases, sentences, or even paragraphs that relate ideas to each other |
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| the quality of good writing in which all parts relate to the thesis |
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