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English Literary Terminology

Fionnghuala Malone

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Elements of Style

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Elements of style

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Elements of Style

Diction
1. Word Choice
  1. Coat isn't torn, it's tattered
2. Formal/Colloquial
3. Connotation/Denotation
Detail
1. Facts/Observations/Incidents
2. Precise mental picture
  1. Directs readers attention
3. Focuses on description
Imagery
1. Verbal representation
2. All 5 senses
  1. Visual imagery most common
3. Used to impart figuartive meaning
Syntax
1. Verbal pacing
  1. Sentence length
2. Way words are arranged in sentences
3. Conformity and nonconformity
Tone
1. Expression of attitude
2. Requisite to understand meaning
3. Sets relationship between reader and writer
  1. Emotion

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