Match the technique an author uses to advance their point of view or purpose in an informational text with its definition. (2 points)

Question

allusion
connotation
ellipsis
rhetoric
:: the art of using language to persuade
:: a reference to a familiar person or thing
•: the ideas or feelings a word invokes in addition to its literal meaning
:: the omission of words from a sentence

Answer 1

Here are the matches for the techniques an author uses to advance their point of view or purpose in an informational text with their definitions:

• allusion :: a reference to a familiar person or thing
• connotation :: the ideas or feelings a word invokes in addition to its literal meaning
• ellipsis :: the omission of words from a sentence
• rhetoric :: the art of using language to persuade