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Elements of Style

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