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19 Cards in this Set
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Rhetoric |
From the Greek for "orator" term describes the principles governing the art of writing effectively eloquently and persuasively |
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Genre |
Major category into which a literary work fits. The basic divisions of literature are prose poetry and drama. However genre is a flexible term within these broad boundries exist many subdivisions that are often called genres themsleves. |
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Prose |
One of the major divisions of the genre prose refers to fiction and non-fiction including all its forms |
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Rhetorical mode |
Is flexible term describes the variety the conventions and purposes of the major kinds of writing |
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Narration |
The telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events |
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Description |
To recreate, or visually present a person, place, event or action so that the reader can picture that being described |
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Argument |
To prove the validity of an idea, or point of view, by presenting sound reasoning, discussion and argument that thoroughly convince the reader |
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Persuasion |
A type of argumentation having an additional aim of urging some form of action |
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Exposition |
To explain and analyze information by presenting an idea, evidence, and appropriate discussion |
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Definition |
To come to a conclusion about the characteristics of a thing or idea |
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Compare / contrast |
Draw conclusions about how things or ideas are like or unlike each other |
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Cause / effect |
To explain how one action or idea results in another action or idea |
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Process analysis |
To explain step by step how to do something or how something occurs |
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Satire |
A work that targets human vices and follies or social institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule |
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Allegory |
The devices using character and /or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning |
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Parody |
A work at closely imitate the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule |
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Tone |
Similar to mood, tone describes the author's attitude toward his material, the audience, or both. |
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Theme |
Central idea or message of work, the inside it offers in to life. |
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Purpose |
The author's goal in writing; what he or she wants the audience to think or do |
