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16 Cards in this Set
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TONE
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WRITERS OR SPEAKERS ATTITUDE TOWARD A SUBJECT, CHARACTER, OR AUDIENCE, AND IT IS CONVEYED THROUGH THE AUTHORS CHOICE OF WORDS AND DETAIL.
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DETAIL
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FACTS REVEALED BY THE AUTHOR OR SPEAKER THAT SUPPORT THE ATTITUDE OR TONE IN A PIECE OF POETRY OR PROSE.
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DICTION
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WORD CHOICE INTENDED TO CONVEY A CERTAIN EFFECT
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IMAGERY
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WORDS OR PHRASES A WRITER USES TO REPRESENT PERSONS, OBJECTS, ACTIONS, FEELINGS,AND IDEAS DESCRIPTIVELY BY APPEALING TO THE SENSES.
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POINT OF VIEW
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THE PERSPECTIVE FROM WHICH A NARRATIVE IS TOLD
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SYNTAX
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ARRANGEMENT OF WORDS AND THE ORDER OF GRAMMATICAL ELEMENTS IN A SENTENCE
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TONE
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WRITERS OR SPEAKERS ATTITUDE TOWARD A SUBJECT, CHARACTER, OR AUDIENCE, AND IT IS CONVEYED THROUGH THE AUTHORS CHOICE OF WORD AND DETAIL
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AMIABLE
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Friendly and agreeable in disposition; good-natured and likable
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WRATHFUL
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fiercely angry
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BANTERING
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Good-humored, playful conversation
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SOMBER
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Dark; gloomy
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OBJECTIVE
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UNINFLUENCED BY EMOTION/BIAS/OPINION
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SURLY
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Sullenly ill-humored; gruff
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DENOTATIVE
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DICTIONARY DEFINITION OF A WORD
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CONNOTATIVE
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REFERS TO THE FEELINGS AND ASSOCIATIONS CREATED BY THE WORD
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IDIOM
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PHRASE PECULIAR TO A PARTICULAR LANGUAGE AND DIFFERENT FROM THE DENOTATIVE MEANING
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