English Stylistic Aspects

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Rhetoric

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(in writing or speech) the undue use of exaggeration or display; bombast; the ability to use language effectively

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Tone

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a particular style or manner, as of writing or speech; mood; prevailing character or style, as of manners, morals, or philosophical outlook; style, distinction, or elegance.

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Syntax

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The sequence in which words are put together to form sentences. The way words are put together to form phrases, clauses or sentences.

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Sentence Structure

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the types of sentences an author used such as simple, compound, complex as well as any variation or lack of variation or unusual devices.

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Diction

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the writers word choice especially with regard to their correctness, clearness, or effectiveness

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Apostrophe

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the sign ('), as used: to indicate the omission of one or more letters in a word, whether unpronounced, as in o'er for over, or pronounced, as in gov't for government; to indicate the possessive case, as in man's; or to indicate plurals of abbreviations and symbols, as in several M.D.'s, 3's

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Sarcasm

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harsh or bitter derision or irony.

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Litotes

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understatement, esp. that in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary, as in “not bad at all.”

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Oxymoron

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a figure of speech by which a locution produces an incongruous, seemingly self-contradictory effect, as in “cruel kindness” or “to make haste slowly.”

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Paradox

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a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.

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Pun

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the humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its different meanings or applications, or the use of words that are alike or nearly alike in sound but different in meaning; a play on words.

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Imagery

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the formation of mental images, figures, or likenesses of things, or of such images collectively

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Choice of details

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the unique and specific selection of examples to form an intricate point of view

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Contrast

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to compare in order to show unlikeness or differences; note the opposite natures, purposes

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Repetition

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the act of repeating; repeated action, performance, production, or presentation.

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Pacing/ Climactic order

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A pattern of organization used to lead the reader to the end of an idea. in which the most important idea is saved for last. So, the writer starts a segment with the least important set of ideas or facts and continues to the end-the climax.

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Juxtaposition of Ideas

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an act or instance of placing close together or side by side certain ideas , esp. for comparison or contrast.

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Allusion

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a passing or casual reference; an incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication

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Parallelism

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The use of identical or equivalent syntactic constructions in corresponding clauses or phrases.

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Rhetorical Question

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a question asked solely to produce an effect or to make an assertion and not to elicit a reply