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studying the how and why of language and literature by asking searching questions of every aspect of the written piece, e.g. by examining the context of the writing, the bias of the author, the omissions and selections, the editing decisions taken, the balance of fact and opinion; and being aware of prejudice and stereotypes, emotive, manipulative and persuasive language, and propaganda.
the repeated use of images, words or sounds within a word. It is used for emphasis. Thus an...
of an essay or other piece of writing: See structure in writing.
playful rhyming verse consisting of five lines in an aabba pattern, e.g. Edward Learâ??s...
a sound device in which similar or identical vowel sounds are repeated in nearby words, e.g. the...
associative or connotative meaning.