Domain Specific Terms
rewording of something written or spoken by someone else in a way that is natural to your voice and shows you understand what you are writing
Paraphrase
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the listener, viewer, or reader for whom the ideas, words, and phrases are chosen to suit
audience
the giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea
personification
the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses
anaphora
a model of good writing to imitate in style, purpose, voice, format
mentor text
necessary for good writing: it comes first
prewriting
mini-titles may sometimes be used to organize a piece of writing
subtopic/subheading
The repetition of an initial consonant sound
alliteration
Ethical appeal establishes the credibility of the author or speaker
ethos
the quality of being believable or trustworthy; a source must have this for academic research and believability
credibility
transforming prewriting ideas into sentences and paragraphs before revising and editing
drafting
used in literature in order to describe or enhance sensory experiences to the text.
imagery
An appeal to logic using reason and/or facts.
logos
a unifying idea, image, or motif, repeated or developed throughout a work.
theme
taking credit for someone else's writing or ideas, or even repeating your own without originality
plagiarism
refining, changing, and improving ideas or organization in one's writing
revising
use of a concrete object to represent an abstract idea.
symbolism
The most intense, exciting, or important point of something; a culmination or apex.
climax
the repetition of identical or similar consonants (does not have to be at the beginning of a word)
consonance
used to organize and compile sources and notes when researching; helps you not to plagiarize if directions are followed
a style of formally crediting the sources quoted or ideas paraphrased (author page).
MLA Citation
asking a question of an audience merely for effect
rhetorical question
Emotional appeal to an audience's needs, values, emotions
pathos
the repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds (does not have to be at the beginning of a word)
assonance