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Also apophthegm. A terse, pithy saying, akin to a proverb, maxim, or aphorism. aposiopesis A rhetorical device in which speech is broken off abruptly and the sentence is left unfinished. apostrophe A figure of speech in which a speaker breaks off from addressing the audience (e.g., in a play) and directs speech to a third party such as an opposing litigant or some other individual, sometimes ...
Executive summaries are important as a communication tool in both academia and business. For example, members of Texas A&M University's Department of Agricultural Economics observe that "An executive summary is an initial interaction between the writers of the report and their target readers: decision makers, potential customers, and/or peers.
The TV style guideline specifies a maximum of 200 words for entries in episode lists and up to 400 words for standalone episode articles. The Video game style guideline advises no more than approximately 700 words. While longer descriptions may appear to provide more information, a concise summary can highlight the most important plot elements.
A literature review is an overview of previously published works on a particular topic. The term can refer to a full scholarly paper or a section of a scholarly work such as books or articles.
In books and other works, the subtitle is an explanatory title added by the author to the title proper of a work. [1] Another kind of subtitle, often used in the past, is the alternative title, also called alternate title, traditionally denoted and added to the title with the alternative conjunction "or", hence its appellation.
Co-author Breck England stated that The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People leads up to The 3rd Alternative. [2] The book focuses on a process of conflict resolution that Covey said is distinct from compromise. [3] It gives details and real-world examples and ends with two chapters explaining that the 3rd Alternative is "a way of life". [1]
The informative abstract, also known as the complete abstract, is a compendious summary of a paper's substance and its background, purpose, methodology, results, and conclusion. [23] [24] Usually between 100 and 200 words, the informative abstract summarizes the paper's structure, its major topics and key points. [23]
Good call - describing character histories and the like is really just a different flavor of plot summary, and the same logic works. I don't want to add another case study for that, and I don't think there's that much new advice to add, but I'll add some language making that point later today. Phil Sandifer 16:36, 8 July 2008 (UTC)