Language- the extent to which the writing reveals an awareness of audience and purpose through word choice and sentence variety 6- are stylistically sophisticated, using language that is precise and engaging, with a notable sense of voice and awareness of audience and purpose effectively incorporate a range of varied sentence patterns to reveal syntactic fluency

Sentence Length

"This sentence has five words. Here are five more words "This sentence has five words. Here are five more words. Five- word sentences are fine. But several together become monotonous. Listen to what is happening. The writing is getting boring. The sound of it drones. It's like a stuck record. The ear demands some variety. Now listen. I vary the sentence length, and I create music. Music. The writing sings. It has a pleasant rhythm, a lilt, a harmony. I use short sentences. And I use sentences of medium length. And sometimes, when I am certain the reader is rested, I will engage him with a sentence of considerable length, a sentence that burns with energy and builds with all the impetus of a crescendo, the roll of the drums, the crash of the cymbals--sounds that say listen to this, it is important. "So write with a combination of short, medium, and long sentences. Create a sound that pleases the reader's ear. Don't just write words. Write music."

Many really good blues guitarists have all had the last name King Many really good blues guitarists have all had the last name King. They have been named Freddie King and Albert King and B.B. King. The name King must make a bluesman a really good bluesman. The bluesmen named King have all been very talented and good guitar players. The claim that a name can make a guitarist good may not be that far-fetched.

What makes a good bluesman What makes a good bluesman? Maybe, just maybe, it's all in a stately name. B.B. King. Freddie King. Albert King. It's no coincidence that they're the royalty of their genre. When their fingers dance like court jesters, their guitars gleam like scepters, and their voices bellow like regal trumpets, they seem almost like nobility. Hearing their music is like walking into the throne room. They really are kings.

Sentence Structure

The biggest coincidence that day happened when David and I ended up sitting next to each other at the Super Bowl.

Coincidentally, David and I ended up sitting right next to each other at the Super Bowl. In an amazing coincidence, David and I ended up sitting next to each other at the Super Bowl. Sitting next to David at the Super Bowl was a tremendous coincidence. But the biggest coincidence that day happened when David and I ended up sitting next to each other at the Super Bowl. When I sat down at the Super Bowl, I realized that, by sheer coincidence, I was directly next to David. By sheer coincidence, I ended up sitting directly next to David at the Super Bowl. With over 50,000 fans at the Super Bowl, it took an incredible coincidence for me to end up sitting right next to David.

What are the odds that I would have ended up sitting right next to David at the Super Bowl? David and I, without any prior planning, ended up sitting right next to each other at the Super Bowl. Without any prior planning, David and I ended up sitting right next to each other at the Super Bowl. At the crowded Super Bowl, packed with 50,000 screaming fans, David and I ended up sitting right next to each other by sheer coincidence. Though I hadn't made any advance arrangements with David, we ended up sitting right next to each other at the Super Bowl. Many amazing coincidences occurred that day, but nothing topped sitting right next to David at the Super Bowl. Unbelievable, I know, but David and I ended up sitting right next to each other at the Super Bowl.

Repetition Using the same word or phrase multiple times in a short period for effect. This is not the same as parallelism.

Restatement Similar to repetition Instead of using the same word choice (repetition) to emphasize a point, it is stated in a different way. Think about variation on a theme in music. The theme is there, just played in a different way.

Parallelism a balance of two or more similar words or phrases in structure or meaning Parallelism is about consistency; having all the parts (verbs, nouns, adjectives, etc,) of a sentence in the same form.

Examples Please leave your name, your number, and your message. Athletes often experience both the sweet taste of success and the bitterness of defeat.

Cadence A rhythm in a sequence of words, used for effect. Alliteration, rhyme, punctuation and sentence structure all contribute to cadence.