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literary terms b-4
Term | Definition |
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argument | state or defend a point of view |
audience | the people who are reading the piece of text |
purpose | why something is written (persuade, inform, entertain) |
Interview | a meeting of people where questions are asked in order to gain opinions or facts |
Central Idea | the most important idea in piece of writing |
Development | Presenting details and explaining the central idea |
Contribute | To provide written material for a publication |
persuade | to convince the reader to change their thinking or actions |
inform | to convey factual information, including observations and personal/others' experiences |
Entertain | to engage and amuse the reader through storytelling, humor, or other means. |