Saturday, March 28, 2009

What is Exposition?

In freedictionary.com, an exposition is defined as:

1.
A setting forth of meaning or intent.
2.
a. A statement or rhetorical discourse intended to give information about or an explanation of difficult material.
b. The art or technique of composing such discourses.
3. Music
a. The first part of a composition in sonata form that introduces the themes.
b. The opening section of a fugue.
4. The part of a play that provides the background information needed to understand the characters and the action.
5. An act or example of exposing.
6. A public exhibition or show, as of artistic or industrial developments.

In the writing sort of context, we should define an exposition as the one in 2a, which is a statement or rhetorical discourse inteded to give information about an explanation of difficult material. Further more, it is a type of writing used to explain and describe information to the reader and also to persuade or even disuade him/her in taking a stand.

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