figurative language
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15 Terms
diction
word choice and order
voice
writer’s unique use of language
tone
attitude towards a subject
paraphrasing
restate hard sentences in simpler language
understatement
downplaying the importance of things
overstatement
exaggeration or hyperbole
hyperbole
figure of speech exaggerationg or overstating a claim or point
local color
writing that brings a region alive by portraying its dress, manerisms, customs, character types and speech
dialect
distinct form of a language spoken in one geographic area
theme
central message communicated by a literary work
author’s perspective
unique combination of background, experiences, beliefs and values that influences the way a writer looks at a topic
setting
time and place in which the story occurs
thesis statement
essay without an explicit message
plot
exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
inferences
local assumptions
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