E3 Point of View Vocabulary

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The reason an author decides to write about a specific topic

The literary element that describes the ways that the author uses words — the author's word choice, sentence structure, figurative language, and sentence arrangement all work together to establish mood, images, and meaning in the text.

a figure of speech employed by writers or speakers to intentionally make a situation seem less important than it really is.

A way of using humor to show that someone or something is foolish, weak, bad, etc.; humor that shows the weaknesses or bad qualities of a person, government, society, etc

The use of words that mean the opposite of what you really think especially in order to be funny; a situation that is strange or funny because things happen in a way that seems to be the opposite of what you expected

A position or perspective from which something is considered or evaluated; standpoint

The art or skill of speaking or writing formally and effectively especially as a way to persuade or influence people

To study (something) closely and carefully; to learn the nature and relationship of the parts of (something) by a close and careful examination