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Writing Terms
Adapted form the Bedford Reader
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Undergraduate 1
10/05/2009

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Abstract
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A type of language that refers to ideas, conditions, and qualities we cannot directly perceive
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Concrete
Definition
A type of language that indicates things we know with our senses
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Argument
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One of the four principal modes of writing, whos function is to convince readers
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Audience
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Readers
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Cliche
Definition
a name for any worn-out, trite expression that a writer employs thoughtlessly
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Coherence
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the clear connection of the parts in a piece of effective writing
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Description
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A mode of writing that conveys sensory evidince
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Conclusion
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Those sentences or paragraphs that bring an essay to a satisfying and logical end. Conclusions are purposefully crafted to give a sense of unity and completeness to the whole essay.
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Diction
Definition
Choice of words
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Emphasis
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Stress or special importance given to a certain point or element to make it stand out. Emphasis is used to draw attention to what is important in a sentence, paragraph, or essay by proportion, position, repetition, or mechanical devices.
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Essay
Definition
A short nonfiction composition on one central theme or subject in which the writer sometimes offers personal views
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Exposition
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The mode of prose writing that explains a subject; its function is to inform, to instruct, or to set forth ideas
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General
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Describes the relative degrees of abstract words. groups or classes
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Specific
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Describes the relative degree of abstractness of words. limit the class
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Introduction
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the opening of a written work
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Irony
Definition
manner of speaking or writing that does not directly state a discrepancy, but implies one
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Narration
Definition
the mode of writing that tells a story
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Objective writing
Definition
kind of writing where emphasis falls on the topic
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Subjective writing
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kind of writing where emphasis falls on the writer's view of the topic
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Paraphrase
Definition
Putting another writer's thoughts into your own words
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Person
Definition
a grammatical distinction made between the speaker, the one spoken to, and the one spoken about.
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Point of View
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In and essay, the physical position or the mental angle from which a writer beholds a subject
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Prewriting
Definition
the state or stages in the process of composition before words start to flow
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Purpose
Definition
A writer's reason for writing; it is whatever the writer of any work tries to achieve
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Rhetoric
Definition
The study of using lanuage effectively
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Rhetorical Question
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A question posed for effect, one that requires no answer
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Standard English
Definition
words and grammatical forms native speakers use in formal writing
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Style
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The distinctive manner in which a writer writes; it may be seen especially in the writer's choice of words and sentence structure
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Thesis
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The central idea in a work of writing, to which everything else in the work refers
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Tone
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Refers to the way a writer regards subject, audience, or self. It is the writer's atttitude, and sets the prevailing spirit of work.
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Topic sentence
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The statement of the central idea in a paragraph
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Transition
Definition
Words, phrases, sentences, or even paragraphs that relate ideas to each other
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Unity
Definition
the quality of good writing in which all parts relate to the thesis
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