MEMORIAL  奏議

LITERARY GENRE of a submission to a ruler.

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  • LITERARY GENRECulturally "Institutionalised" RHETORICAL DEVICE which consists in writing something consciously as belonging to a recognised literary genre or conventionally practised kind of document. These genres or text sorts constitute an evolving repertoire of available genres.
章 originally expresses thanks to the ruler, came to have broader uses.

表 explains a subject matter to the ruler.

奏 raises a complaint or draws the ruler's attention to something that needs administrative attention.

議 enters into a controversial discussion with others.

對 is a response to a ruler's request for advice.

上書 is a submission of any kind.

疏 is a concise formal submission often hard to distinguish from a 上書。

劄子 or 札子 is a concise submission.

封事 is a non-public submission for the attention of the ruler only.

彈事 is an accusation of someone for the attention of the ruler.

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