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17 Cards in this Set
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Tone
The general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation, etc.
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Syntax
An arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language |
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Diction
The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing
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Figurative Language
language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation. When a writer uses literal language, he or she is simply stating the facts as they are. |
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Authors
A writer of a book, article, or report |
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Terms of Footnotes
An explanatory or documenting note or comment at the bottom of a page, referring to a specific part or the text on the page |
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Citation: VCS Handbook and MLA Stylebook |
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Terms of Irony
the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning: |
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Terms of Argument: thesis, assertion, evidence, agree/disagree/qualify
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Grammar Terms |
Comma Splice Fused Sentence
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Rhetorical Strategies
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Strategies of Argument |
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Strategies of Exposition |
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Elements of Logic |
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Elements of Rhetoric |
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logos, pathos, ethos
Literary devices used to make you feel a certain way when reading or watching something |
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Genres of Rhetoric |
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