Element of style

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Element of style
  1. TONE
    1. tone sets the relationship between the reader and t the writer
      1. it expresses attitude
        1. identifying and analyszing tone requires carful reading
          1. familiarity and thought pave the way to understanding
            1. tone is the writers attitude to his subject or audience
              1. tone is the hallmark of the writers personality
              2. DICTON
                1. "words are a writers basic tools
                  1. "refers to the author's choice of words"
                    1. diction shapes the readers perceptions
                      1. diction depends on topic
                        1. the door does not shut it thuds that is a example of diction
                          1. to understand voice students must both here and feel there affects
                            1. to convince , entertain, amuse, imform, or plead-partly determines diction
                              1. diction can make the writing more fresh
                              2. SYNTAX
                                1. it encompasses word order, sentence length, sentence focus, and punctuation
                                  1. how writers control and manipulate sentences
                                    1. it shifts the readers attention
                                      1. syntactic tention is the withholding of syntactic closure
                                        1. refers to the way words are arranged within sentences
                                          1. students learn to analyze punctuation through careful reading and practice
                                            1. This kind of repitition valances parallel ideas and gives them equal weight
                                              1. writers can also repeat perallel grammarical forms
                                              2. DETAIL
                                                1. detail makes an abstraction concrete
                                                  1. detail encourages readers to participate in the text
                                                    1. it includes facts, observations, and incidents
                                                      1. good writers choose detail with care
                                                        1. choose detail that does not confuse the writer
                                                          1. the lack of detail can make the reader feel less for the character
                                                            1. good detail can make the readers act with conviction
                                                              1. the more specific detail the more the reader can focus on the text
                                                              2. IMAGERY
                                                                1. imagery in itself is not figurative
                                                                  1. is the verbal representation of sensory experience.
                                                                    1. imagery depends on diction and detail
                                                                      1. in writing you can have all five senses involved
                                                                        1. imagery can invoke voice
                                                                          1. imagery can have a symbolic meaning
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