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Brannan: A Writer's Workshop
A Writer's Workshop: Crafting Paragraphs, Building Essays
Bob Brannan, Johnson County Community College
Choosing the Most Effective Word

Glossary

abstract details  vague, general notions such as equality, friendship or happiness
concision  writing what we mean with few wasted words
concrete details  specific details related to the physical world
connotation  a subjective, figurative meaning of a word
denotation  the objective, literal meaning of a word
mixed metaphors  clashing images created through comparison
personification  giving human attributes to animals and things








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