Key topics: Rhetorical devices and their effects: anaphora, antithesis, chiasmus, juxtaposition, allusion, analogy, Diction analysis: Latinate vs. Anglo-Saxon register, formal vs. colloquial, charged vs. neutral, Syntax for effect: sentence length variation, periodic vs. cumulative sentence strategy, Tone identification and analysis: irony, sarcasm, understatement, hyperbole, Revision strategies: cutting redundancy, improving concision, sharpening argumentative focus, Analyzing how stylistic choices create specific effects for a specific audience.
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