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  2. Rhetorical modes - Wikipedia

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    Exactly the same guidelines that hold for a descriptive or narrative essay can be used for the descriptive or narrative paragraph. That is, such a paragraph should be vivid, precise, and climactic, so that the details add up to something more than random observations. [9] Examples of narration include: Anecdote; Autobiography; Biography; Novel ...

  3. Wikipedia : Manual of Style/Captions

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    provides context for the picture; draws the reader into the article. Different people read articles in different ways. Some people start at the top and read each word until the end. Others read the first paragraph and scan through the article's body for other interesting information, looking especially at pictures and captions.

  4. Paragraph - Wikipedia

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    A paragraph (from Ancient Greek παράγραφος (parágraphos) 'to write beside') is a self-contained unit of discourse in writing dealing with a particular point or idea. Though not required by the orthographic conventions of any language with a writing system, paragraphs are a conventional means of organizing extended segments of prose.

  5. Figure of speech - Wikipedia

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    For example, the phrase, "John, my best friend" uses the scheme known as apposition. Tropes (from Greek trepein, 'to turn') change the general meaning of words. An example of a trope is irony, which is the use of words to convey the opposite of their usual meaning ("For Brutus is an honorable man; / So are they all, all honorable men").

  6. Essay - Wikipedia

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    Examples of expository essays are: a medical or biological condition, social or technological process, life or character of a famous person. The writing of an expository essay often consists of the following steps: organizing thoughts ( brainstorming ), researching a topic, developing a thesis statement , writing the introduction, writing the ...

  7. Today's Wordle Hint, Answer for #1257 on Wednesday, November ...

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    If you’re stuck on today’s Wordle answer, we’re here to help—but beware of spoilers for Wordle 1257 ahead. Let's start with a few hints.

  8. Tolkien's prose style - Wikipedia

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    Rosebury studies several examples of Tolkien's diction in The Lord of the Rings at length, citing passages and analysing them in detail to show what they achieve. One is the moment when the Hobbit Merry has helped to kill the Witch-King , the leader of the Ringwraiths, and finds himself standing alone on the battlefield.

  9. Do the right thing, College Football Playoff committee: Boise ...

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    Forget about random metrics and data points and the eye test, the prisoner of the moment a la carte for the College Football Playoff selection committee.