Match each element of an essay to its correct definition.
tiles
diction
transitions
introductory hook
thesis statement
pairs
a sentence that express the central idea of an essay
an attention-grabbing technique found in the opening section of an essay
the choice of words appropriate to the topic and the audience
cohesive devices that in the smooth flow of ideas in an essay

thesis statement - a sentence that expresses the central idea of an essay

The thesis statement is the topic sentence of the whole essay. It gives the essay a focus, purpose, and direction.

Introductory hook - an attention-grabbing technique found in the opening section of an essay

The opening section of something is the introduction. The hook gets the reader interested and wanting to read on. A bad hook makes the reader feel as though the essay has nothing to offer.

Diction - the choice of words appropriate to the topic and audience

Diction is about word choice. It is important to choose the words that best fit the topic and audience. A scientific essay should use key scientific terms while a piece of writing to a friend would have more informal words and possibly slang.

Transitions - cohesive devices that help in the smooth flow of ideas in an essay.

Transition words help ideas transition from one to another. Some helpful transition words are first, second, next, instead, and in conclusion.

muir's use of diction creates a mood of urgency and fear. the highlighted words - difficult, difficult, force, crooked, struggling, tangled, fallen, fear, faint and hungry - come together to make you feel that the author is in danger. the imagery is clear so that it comes alive in your mind. diction can create a mood which can bring everything else together.

explanation:

mark brainliest and have a great day!

- "a nonrestrictive clause functions as a modifier to a noun (that is an object, person or concept). these clauses can be described by the following three options: it is set off by comas, it contains a subject and a verbs and it adds nonessential information to the sentence.

for example, in "here is bill gates, who confounded microsoft software company" we can identify "who confounded microsoft software company" as a nonrestrictive clause modifying the noun bill gates. this clause can be describes as a nonrestrictive clause because it is separated by a comma, it adds nonessential information to identify who bill gates is and it must contain both a subject (who) and a verb (confounded)."