Exposition

2. the verb form or voice in which the subject receives the verb's action
3. the statement of the position in direct opposition to the thesis
6. the ending of the essay, developed after the proofs and before the introduction
7. a scheme in which strongly contrasting (or opposite) ideas are expressed in parallel form
10. the opening of an essay, placed at the beginning of the introduction; it's purpose is to make the audience receptive to the essay
12. part of the essay's conclusion in which the writer states to whom his issue matters and why
13. the number of reasons used to support the thesis statement
14. a statement of the main proofs in the essay
16. the canon of composition by which the author orders the materials gathered in the Invention canon in a manner suited to the type of essay being written
17. the first canon of rhetoric during which the writer discovers material

1. a statement of the agreement and disagreement between the two sides of an argument; it includes a common opinion, thesis, and counter-thesis
4. the proposition defended by the essay
5. the verb form or voice in which the subject of the sentence performs the action expressed by the verbs
8. the opening of the essay, developed after the proofs and conclusion
9. a similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses
11. the portion of the division that includes the thesis, enumeration, and exposition
14. the third canon of rhetoric in which the writer selects the appropriate words and forms to best express the ideas of the text
15. points that support your thesis, developed first