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Anecdote

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short, simple narrative of an incident, often used for numerous effect or to make a point

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Argumentation

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Writing that attempts to prove validity of a POV or an idea by presenting “reasoned” arguements
ex) persuasive writing

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Allergory

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Extended narrative of incident in prose or verse in which characters, events, and settings represent abstract qualities and in which the writer intends a second meaning to be read beneath the surface

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Annotation

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Explanatory notes added to a text to explain, cite sources, or give bibliographic data

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Synecdoche

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Figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole, the whole for the part, the specific for the general, the general for the specific

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