Description
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To describe
someone, some place, or some object. Descriptive adjectives that
describe what the five senses would take in play a key part in
description as does figurative language.
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Narration
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To narrate is to
tell a story. Description plays a key role in telling a story
since the descriptive details allow the reader to visualize the story.
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Exposition
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To explain using
examples, details, illustrations, etc. Exposition covers a lot of
writing, and writers use many patterns to develop their expository
paragraphs.
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Persuasion
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To persuade using
reasons, examples, etc. Persuasion also depends on exposition to
present the opposing viewpoints of an argument. Presenting the
side you oppose in a fair way and then tearing it down is an important
part of persuasion. If the other side isn't wrong in some way,
can your side be right?
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