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Style |
How an author selects and arranges words to express an idea |
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Tone |
Attitude of the speaker or narrator of a work towards the subject, characters, or the audience, as determined by word choice, use of imagery, and so on. |
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Stream of consciousness |
Form of narration controlled not by external events but by the thoughts and subjective impressions of the narrator. |
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Alliteration |
Repetition of a consonant sounds in a series of words. |
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Formal diction |
Diction that is lofty and elaborate, with a learned vocabulary and detached tone. |
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Informal diction |
Diction that is idiomatic and relaxed, like everyday speech |
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Imagery |
Words and phrases that describe the five senses, most often sight. |
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Figures of speech |
Expressions that use words to achieve effects beyond ordinary language |
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Simile |
Comparison using like or as |
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Allusion |
Reference often to literature or history that is unacknowledged in the text but the author expects the reader to recognize. |