Vocabulary

discourse

To seriously speak or write on a topic. To speak or write about a subject in a formal context and at length.

exploratory

Involving exploration - without a definite end in mind.

discussion

A detailed consideration or examination of a topic in writing or speech. Often involving looking at different sides to the issue.

tone

The way somebody says something as an indicator of what that person is feeling or thinking about a topic. The author's attitude to a topic.

anecdote

A short personal account of an incident or event.

perspectives

A particular evaluation of a situation or facts, especially from one person's point of view.

analogy

A comparison between two things that are similar in some way, often used to help explain something or make it easier to understand.

figurative language

A departing from a literal use of words; connotative and metaphorical.

reflective writing

Where the writer describes a real or imaginary scene, event, interaction, passing thought, memory, etc and adds a personal reflection on the meaning of the incident, thought, feeling, emotion, or situation in his or her life.

imagery

A set of mental pictures produced by the imagination and conjured up by descriptive writing.

conversational

Informal in language and style, that reflects the way people talk in casual conversation.

persuasion

The act of convincing somebody to do something, or think something.

register

Language of a type that is appropriate to a social situation or used for communicating with a particular set of people.

style

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.

universal theme

An idea that applies to anyone regardless of cultural differences, or geographic location. It is a central idea about the human condition. It is a generalisation about life or human nature.