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- First-person point-of-view
When a narrator is included in his or her story, we refer to a form known as the first-person point-of-view. It is the 'I' perspective. This is not to say that the first-person narrator is always the...
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- Euphemism
'Euphemism' is a word or phrase that makes something sound better than it actually is. Euphemisms can be found in political speeches, advertising campaigns or everyday conversation. For example, instead...
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- Ethos
In Greek the term 'ethos' means 'character'. It can be used to describe the character of an audience, nation or community. For example, one can speak of the 'American ethos' as the characteristics that...
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- Equivocation
- Equivocation is when a word is used in two different senses in an argument. Take for example the following syllogism: A hamburger is better than nothingNothing is better than good healthTherefore a...
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- Enjambement
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- End-stopped line
An end-stopped line of verse is one in which the end of the line coincides with a grammatical pause usually signalled by punctuation....
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- Ellipsis
The omission of part of a language structure. In conversation, ellipsis is frequently used for economy and to affirm a sense of informality. For example, in the exchange Coming? Soon. the ellipted words...
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- Dramatic Irony
Dramatic irony is a frequent feature of dramatic texts. In plays, it occurs when the development of the plot allows the audience to possess more information about what is taking place than some of the...
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- Direct speech
There are several ways to tell a story. Writers can choose to let the characters do all of the talking or they can summarize what their characters say for the reader. The first case is known as direct...