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| A mode of writing intended to win the readers agreement with an assertion by engaging their powers of reasiong |
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| expressions that depart from the literal meanings of words for the sake of emphasis |
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| states comparison directly, usually connecting the two things using: like, as, than |
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| declares one thing to be another |
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| a simile or metaphor that assigns human traits to inanimate objects |
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| to draw a conclusion or act of doing so, in writing it is used to understand a writers meaning |
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| a manner of speaking or writing that does not state a difference, but implies one |
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| The mental angle from which a writer beholds a subject |
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| A writers reason for trying to convey a particular idea about a particular subject to a particular audience |
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| The distinctive manner in which a writer writes |
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| the central idea in a work of writing to which everything else int he work refers |
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| the way a writer expresses his or her regard for the subject |
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| The statement of the central idea of a paragraph, usually asserting essays |
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