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| Literal meaning | refers to the actual meaning of a word or phrase. |
| Connotative meaning | A meaning beyond the explicit meaning of a word; meanings inferred from certain words |
| Denotative meaning | The explicit meaning of a word |
| Technical meaning | The meaning of a word as it relates to a specific subject or process |
| Tone | is the attitude of an author about a subject or an audience; The author will choose words and language to create a tone and express a viewpoint in a text |
| Structure | refers to the way in which a passage is organized |
| Chronological order | order in which a series of events happened |
| Cause and effect | This is a relationship in which one thing causes another thing to happen |
| Comparison and contrast | analyzes the relationships between ideas in a passage; similarities and differences |
| Order of importance | organizes text by listing supporting details from most important to least important, or by least important to most important |
| Problem and solution | identifies a problem and proposes one or more solutions |
| Textual features | features such as a topic sentence, an introduction, body paragraphs, headings, footnotes, or graphics to further organize the text |
