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Writing Style

Subject : writing-skills
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1. A clause that does not express a complete idea and cannot stand alone as a sentence - e.g. although the king is sick






2. A sentence that is 30 words or more in length






3. Specific word choices of an author






4. A question that expects no answer. it is used to draw attention to a point and is generally stronger than a direct statement.






5. Words that do not appeal to and cannot be perceived by the senses but often carry the burden of meaning of any passage; words expressing ideas and/or concepts - e.g. love






6. Literal or factual description-who - what - when - where; straight foward facts






7. A private or technical vocabulary peculiar to a specific group - such as a trade or profession






8. A grammatical or structural similarity between sentences or parts of a sentence. it involves an arrangement of words - phrases - sentences - and paragraphs so that elements of equal importance are equally developed and similarly phrased






9. A less formal use of language; language spoke by most educated people






10. A sentence that is approximately 18 words in length






11. Contains two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses






12. The creation of mental "pictures" by use of sensory details denoting specific physical experiences (includes visual - auditory - olfactory(smell) - tactile(touch) - and gustatory(taste) images)






13. A way of narrating characters' thoughts or utterances that combines some of the features of third-person report with some features of first-person direct speech - allowing a flexible and sometimes ironic overlapping of internal and external perspecti






14. Contains one subject and one verb






15. A group of words that does not contain a subject and a verb - e.g. into the woods






16. Involves constructing a sentence so the subject comes before the predicate






17. The literal - dictionary definition of a word






18. Vocabulary used by a definable groups of people from a particular geographic region - economic group - or social class






19. Casual - relaxed language; often colloquial






20. Involves constructing a sentence so the predicate comes before the subject






21. A clause that can stand alone as a sentence; a main idea






22. A group of words containing a subject and a verb - e.g. the king is sick






23. Contains an independent clause and one or more dependent clauses






24. Dignified - impersonal and elevated use of language






25. The story is told by an outside narrator - not one of the characters using the third person (e.g. she/he)






26. Words which can be perceived by the five senses - e.g. hug - kiss - touch - smile






27. When a writer seeks to reproduce - without a narrator's intervention - the exact flow of thoughts and feelings - that go through a character's minds as the character moves through the world






28. Gives a command






29. Use of vocabulary considered inconsistent with the preferred wording common among the educated in a culture






30. When the youth - limited intelligence - or extreme subjectivity of a narrator (especially a first person narrator) leads the reader to question his/her version of characters and events






31. A sentence that is approximately 5 words in length






32. A device in which words - sounds - and ideas are used more than once to enhance rhythm and create emphasis






33. Informal - casual language; in a conversational manner and including slang expressions






34. Sentence structure of a piece of writing






35. Asks a question






36. Expresses a strong feeling






37. Makes a statement






38. Two independent clauses joined by a coordinate conjunction or by a semicolon






39. Attitude of the narrator or author toward the subject - self - other characters - the reader - etc.






40. The implied or suggested meaning attached to a word; the emotional "tag" that goes along with a word






41. The narrator tells the story in third person - but restricts the viewpoint to that of one character






42. Makes sense only when the end of the sentence is reached






43. The pattern that an author uses to arrange and present ideas - also called structure or form






44. The narrator refuses to enter the minds of any of the characters and so becomes a kind of roving sound camera; aka Dramatic POV because the characters are seen as they would appear in play






45. A poetic and rhetorical device in which normally unassociated ideas - words - or phrases are placed next to one another - creating a effect of suprise and wit






46. Makes complete sense if brought to a close before the actual ending






47. A sentence that is shorter than 5 words in length






48. The narrator is one of the characters - usually a main character - and tells the story from their own view. it can reveal the thoughts - feelings - and observations of which he or she is aware. (e.g. I)






49. Speaker who tells a story or other literary work






50. Perspective or angle from which a work is narrated