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an essay that covers a topic in a logical way, through reasoning. Whereas an argumentative essay seeks to contrast one argument with another, a discursive approach sets out one line of logical argument (proceeding from one point to another) towards a final conclusion. Topics for discursive essays and argumentative essays will be similar, e.g. The death penalty is out of place in modern society.
in writing, work is divided into units of thought, and each of these units is described as a...
a suggestion or hint early on in a novel or film about what will happen later in the narrative...
See newspaper article.
a figure of speech which shows an apparent contradiction or disagreement between two words, in...
a figure of speech in which gross exaggeration is expressed, e.g. We had thousands of guests...