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ELEMENTS OF STYLE
Mind map: Elements of style
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ELEMENTS OF STYLE
DICTION
- Author's Choice Of Words
- Don't Skip Words You Don't Know
- Draws The Reader In
- Denotation (Dictionary Definition)
- Connotation (Suggested Meaning)
- Complexity...Only Sometimes
DETAIL
- Facts, Observations, and Incidents
- Precise Mental Picture
- Sometimes by a Lack of Detail
- Usually Lots of Details
- Choose Detail With Care
IMAGERY
- Verbal Representation Of Sensory Experience
- Sight: Visual
- Sound: Auditory
- Touch: Tactile
- Taste: Gustatory
- Smell: Olfactory
SYNTAX
- The Way Words Are Arranged
- Word Order
- Sentence Length
- Sentence Focus
- Invert Subject And Verb
TONE
- Expression Of Attitude
- Implied Attitude Toward Reader
- Important To Understand Meaning