Question 1

A message about life or human nature that the writer shares with the reader.

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theme

Question 2

The reason the author has for writing. ( Inform, persuade, express, & entertain)

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author's purpose

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to copy

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bring or recall

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greed

Question 3

an attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience

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tone

Question 4

A writer's or speaker's choice of words

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diction

Question 5

The dictionary definition of a word

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denotation

Question 6

the association of a word that goes beyond a dictionary definition

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connotation

Question 7

a question that you ask without expecting an answer

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rhetorical question

Question 8

Figures of speech used to make meaning clearer

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figurative language

Question 9

dealing with facts without letting one's feelings interfere with them

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objective

Question 10

Based on personal opinions, feelings, and attitudes; not objective

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subjective

Question 11

ideas that are presented to oppose another argument

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counter argument

Question 12

a mistaken belief, especially one based on unsound argument

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fallacy

Question 13

The perspective from which a story is told

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point of view

Question 14

engaging the audience's emotions for the purpose of persuasion

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emotional appeal

Question 15

an attempt to move people to action through the use of evidence and proof

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logical appeal

Question 16

desirous of something to the point of greed; intensely eager

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avid

Question 17

abrupt, blunt, with no formalities

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brusque

Question 18

Brief, to the point

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concise

Question 19

disgrace; humiliate; debase in dignity; behave

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demean

Question 20

deserving contempt or scorn

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despicable

Question 21

to copy; to try to equal or excel

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emulate

Question 22

bring or recall to the conscious mind

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evoke

Question 23

Very painful

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excruciating

Question 24

to install in office by formal ceremony

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inaugurate

Question 25

to spread through, permeate

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pervade

Question 26

the owner of a business

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proprietor

Question 27

a pen name, name assumed by a writer

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pseudonym

Question 28

To snub or to refuse bluntly

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rebuff

Question 29

Able to recover quickly

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resilient

Question 30

(adj.) disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy

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turbulent

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