How does word choice differ with creative writing such as a poem versus academic or business writing?

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How does word choice differ with creative writing such as a poem versus academic or business writing?

I need to write this for Critical Thinking

anonymous · Answer

In fiction, you would like to give variety to your word choices. In formal business or academic writing, You want to prevent ambiguity and so may use the same word again and again to make your meaning clear. For example "contract" might be used repeatedly rather than along with some synonyms for it.