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  2. Rhetorical modes - Wikipedia

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    Expository writing is a type of writing where the purpose is to explain or inform the audience about a topic. [13] It is considered one of the four most common rhetorical modes. [14] The purpose of expository writing is to explain and analyze information by presenting an idea, relevant evidence, and appropriate discussion.

  3. Exposition (narrative) - Wikipedia

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    Narrative exposition, now often simply exposition, is the insertion of background information within a story or narrative. This information can be about the setting , characters' backstories , prior plot events, historical context, etc. [ 1 ] In literature, exposition appears in the form of expository writing embedded within the narrative.

  4. Prometheus (software) - Wikipedia

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    Prometheus has its own implementation of time series database where it stores the recent data (1-3 hours of data by default) in a combination of memory [26] and mmap-ed files from disk [27], and persists the older data in the form of blocks [28] with an inverted index. Inverted index is well suited for Prometheus data format and querying ...

  5. Show, don't tell - Wikipedia

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    Show, don't tell is a narrative technique used in various kinds of texts to allow the reader to experience the story through actions, words, subtext, thoughts, senses, and feelings rather than through the author's exposition, summarization, and description. [1]

  6. Scene and sequel - Wikipedia

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    The structural units of fiction writing comprise all fiction. [16] A chapter is a segment of writing delineated by a form of punctuation called a chapter break. [17] Prologue and epilogue are two specialized types of chapters. [16] A chapter may include one or more sections, passages separated by another form of punctuation called a section ...

  7. List of story structures - Wikipedia

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    A classic example of a U-shaped plot in the Bible is the Parable of the Prodigal Son in Luke 15:11–24. The parable opens at the top of the U with a stable condition but turns downward after the son asks the father for his inheritance and sets out for a "distant country" (Luke 15:13).

  8. Wikipedia:Manual of Style - Wikipedia

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    Non-English names that have become English-assimilated are treated as English (ayahuasca, okapi). Standardized breeds should generally retain the capitalization used in the breed standards. [l] Examples: German Shepherd, Russian White goat, Berlin Short-faced Tumbler. As with plant cultivars, this applies whether or not the included noun is a ...

  9. Prometheus Bound - Wikipedia

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    Prometheus Bound (Ancient Greek: Προμηθεὺς Δεσμώτης, romanized: Promētheús Desmṓtēs) is an ancient Greek tragedy traditionally attributed to Aeschylus and thought to have been composed sometime between 479 BC and the terminus ante quem of 424 BC.