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22 Cards in this Set
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stereotype |
A fixed or oversimplified idea of what a group of people is like |
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Inference |
A conclusion based on evidence in the story |
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Nonfiction |
Writing about real people places and events |
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Biography |
The life story of a person |
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Autobiography |
A form of nonfiction in which a person tells his own life story |
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Descriptive essay |
An essay in which gives an impression about a person place or object |
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Narrative essay |
An essay which tells a true story |
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Persuasive essay |
An essay which tries to convince readers to accept the writers point of view |
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Expository essay |
An essay which gives information discuss ideas or explains a process |
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Loaded words |
Words that are emotionally charged |
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Oration |
Formal speech |
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Rhetorical question |
Question not meant to be answered |
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Anecdote |
A brief story about an interesting amusing or strange event |
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Editorial |
An article giving the editors opinion on some subject |
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Editorial cartoon |
A cartoon depicting an opinion or slant on important issues in the news |
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Analogy |
Relationship of one thing to another |
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Caricature |
A picture that exaggerates the usual features of a person or thing |
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Humor |
Funny or amusing quality |
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Bias |
Prejudice |
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Propaganda |
A plan or method for spreading opinions or beliefs |
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Allusion |
Of reference to a person place thing or event from myth, history, earlier literature |
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Diction |
A writer's choice of words |
