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Diction
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The word choices made by a writer (diction can be described as: formal, semi-formal, ornate, informal, technical, etc)
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Figurative Language
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Language ideas employing one or more figures of speech (simile, metaphor, imagery, etc.)
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Rhetoric
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The art of presenting ideas in a clear, effective, and persuasice manner
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Rhetorical devices
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Literary techiniques used to heighten the effectiveness of expression
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Rhetorical pattern
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Format or structure followed by a writer such as comparison/contrast or process analysis
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Structure
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The arrangement or framework of a sentence, paragraph, or entire work
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Style
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The choices a writer makes; the combination of distinctive features of a literary work (when analyzing style, one may consider diction, figurative language, sentence structure, etc.)
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Syntax
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The manner in which words are arranged into sentence
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Theme
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A central idea of work
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Thesis
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The primary position taken by a writer or speaker
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Tone
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The attitude of a writer, usually implied, toward the subject or audience
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Absolute
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A word free from limitations or qualifications ('best," "all", "unique
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Ad hominem arguement
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An arguement attacking an individual's chracter rather than his or her position
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Allegory
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A literary work in which chraracters, objects, or actions represent abtractions
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Allusion
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A reference to something literary, mythological or historical that an author assumes the reader will recognize
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