Chapter+5


 * Paragraphs**
 * Each paragraph advances thought
 * The length and complexity of each paragraph reflects the pace and the depth at which the idea is developed
 * Paragraphs support the main thought, therefore each paragraph deals with a particular point and ends only when that point has been developed


 * Sentences**
 * Syntax: the way words are grouped to show their relationship to each other and to demonstrate degrees of importance
 * Modifiers: adjectives, adverbs, and phrases that qualify some assertion being made
 * Modifiers at the beginning of a sentence prepares the reader for the main idea
 * Modifiers in the middle of a sentence interrupt the main flow of the thought
 * Modifiers at the end of a sentence continue the main idea, expanding or qualifying it


 * Figures of Speech**
 * Simile: comparing two different things using the words "like" or "as"
 * Metaphor: making a comparison between two different things
 * Analogy: a comparison between two things that have the same relationship
 * Personification: giving human traits to non-living objects
 * Apostrophe: speaking directly to an imaginary person, and abstract quality, or an idea


 * Tone Color**: the sound of the words the author has chosen
 * Assonance: a repeated vowel sound
 * Consonance: a repeated consonant sound
 * Alliteration: the repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of words
 * Onomatopoeia: a word that imitates the sound of the source that it describes
 * Rhyme: the repetition of similar sounds in two or more words


 * Types of Prose**
 * Factual Prose: writing in which the author gives verifiable information
 * Essays: a writing where the writer's personality and values are reflected in the facts and concrete objects that have been selected
 * Journals/Diaries: provide intimate glimpses into special moments in the lives of interesting people
 * Letters: has the same appeal as journals and diaries but some letters are private and some are public


 * Three Characteristics of Rhythm**
 * Sound
 * Silence
 * Stress