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  2. The Investigation (play) - Wikipedia

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    It consists of clear, straightforward sentence structures, a strict parataxical style and has no punctuation at all. The past is recapitulated factually and soberly, without emotion. The alienation effect is used to achieve an intensified dramatic effect on the viewer. The rhythm of the utterances of the figures works towards the same goal.

  3. List of narrative techniques - Wikipedia

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    Name Definition Example Setting as a form of symbolism or allegory: The setting is both the time and geographic location within a narrative or within a work of fiction; sometimes, storytellers use the setting as a way to represent deeper ideas, reflect characters' emotions, or encourage the audience to make certain connections that add complexity to how the story may be interpreted.

  4. Literal and figurative language - Wikipedia

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    Literal language is the usage of words exactly according to their direct, straightforward, or conventionally accepted meanings: their denotation. Figurative (or non-literal) language is the usage of words in a way that deviates from their conventionally accepted definitions in order to convey a more complex meaning or a heightened effect. [1]

  5. Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Language/2014 February 6

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    It's a good way of writing in a novel, for variety, because straightforward sentences get boring. In a joke you might hear it. It wouldn't work for more than the occasional sentence, and it's not for normal speech. μηδείς 02:44, 6 February 2014 (UTC) This is the answer to your question above.

  6. Wikipedia : Peer review/Iazyges/archive3

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    Second sentence: while occasionally appropriate, "very" is a word to watch. In addition it is IMO stretching the source, which reads "fairly distinct". I've always thought "very" and "fairly" meant about the same, but I've changed it to "quite" because that seems appropriately weaker. Iazyges Consermonor Opus meum 17:59, 7 August 2019 (UTC)

  7. Being spontaneous can be good for you. 6 ways to ditch the ...

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    Finish the sentence ‘I miss...’ When you have a couple of free hours, think about how you mostly spend your time. Then, think about how you’d like to be spending it, and the things you miss ...

  8. Class 4A football: Cooksey 'made things click' for state champion Blanchard, Jake Carter celebrates first career interception

  9. Wikipedia : Featured article candidates/The Structure of ...

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    said anyone reading to this point in the article) but it's straightforward to credit the publication and I have less qualms about attributing this direct opinion. This said, I do think it makes the sentence clunkier and that the reader isn't necessarily richer for knowing the name of the publication/person who said the quote.