Academic Terminology Drill #4

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Chronological Structure

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Facts, events, or details are presented in the order in which they occurred in time.

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Chronological Signal Words

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(specific dates or hours); before (date); earlier (in time); eventually; next; not long after; now; presently; previously; prior to; then; recently; simultaneously; soon; until; when.

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Sequence (Sequential) Structure

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Information is presented as a series of instructions or steps in a process.

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Sequence (Sequential) Signal Words

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First; second; third; at once; after; before; during; finally; following; last; next.

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Alliteration

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The repetition of usually beginning consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables; Only the starting sound matters — not the letter.

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Assonance

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Repetition of vowel sounds anywhere (beginning, middle, or end).

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Consonance

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Repetition of a consonant sound within two or more neighboring words (beginning, middle, or end).

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Meiosis (Understatement)

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The presentation of a thing with underemphasis especially in order to achieve a greater effect.

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Rhetoric

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Art of persuasion; persuading people to achieve your purpose.

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Ethos

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Appeal to ethics, trust, and credibility.