a narrative technique that refers to the amount of time a writer gives to describing each event and the amount of time a writer takes to develop each stage in the plot; some events and stages are shorter or longer than others

the overall emotion of a text, which is created by the author's language and tone and the subject matter

the perspective from which a story is told

a long narrative about the deeds of heroes or gods

techniques a person can use to help them remember something

be brief and to the point; expressing a great deal in just a few words

a writer's or speaker's attitude toward a subject

a writer's or speaker's choice of words

the direct meaning of a word or expression, as distinguished from the ideas or meanings associated with it or suggested by it

the implied associations, meanings, or emotions associated with a word

a subtle difference or distinction in meaning

something is telling how something is used

to deny or make ineffective; "showing what something is not in order to prove what it is"

a literary technique of extending a metaphor through an entire poem, or story so that objects, persons, and actions in the test are equated with meanings that lie outside the text

the clear and orderly presentation of ideas in a paragraph or essay