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| A retelling/restating of the writer's work in the reader's own words. |
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| A literary judgment of a work's pertinence to the matter at hand. |
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| A literary judgment of a work's pertinence to the matter at hand. |
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| The argument, original tenet, organizing idea, conetral theme or position a writer undertakes to prove or support. |
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| The writer's attitude toward the subject, himself and/or the audience created by the writer's manipulation of the resources of language such as stylistic devices, diction, syntax, figures of speech, etc... |
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| A lesson that can be learned from the events described in the writing, usually stated in the form of a warning about how to behave. |
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| The underlying idea or central thouht that arises through the course of a composition and gives it larger meaning by implicitly revealing some universal insight about human nature or life (thesis + tone = theme) |
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| A statement or reaffirmation of the thesis that may include expressing a final thought about a subject, summarizing main points, using a quotation, predicting an outcome, making an evaluation or recommending a course of action. |
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| Writing that reveals the author's feelings and biases. |
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| Writing that screens out the author's private feelings and focuses on facts. |
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| The topic(s) of the writer's composition, i.e., the issues it explores |
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| Writing that screens out the author's private feelings and focuses on facts. |
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| The writer's motivation for composing, e.g., you want to, you feel a need to, you have been asked to, etc. |
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| The reader's that the writer has in mind when composing |
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| The reason for writing based on the effect the writer wants to have on the audience. |
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| purpose (self-expressive) |
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| Personal, subjective writing that reveals the writer's persona |
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| Factual, objective writing that conveys information objectively. |
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| Convincing, influential writing that involves selecting evidence to lead the reader to believe something. |
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| Creative, imaginative writing that uses language as a means of artistic expression. |
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| The structural organization of a work by which a writer achieves purpose and supports a thesis. |
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| The rate of movement (tempo) of a composition; it may be slower with exposition or description, faster with suspense or dramatic incidence. |
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| An appeal to the reader's emotions. |
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