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26 Cards in this Set
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biography
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an account of a person's life, by a diff person
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autobiography
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an accnt of the author's own life
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memoir
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type of autobiography about the author's personal experiences; doesn't cover the author's entire life
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essay
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a short literary composition on a particular theme or subject
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speech
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to be read aloud, presents a topic and may persuade, entertain
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anecdote
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a short accnt of a particular incident or event of an interesting/amusing nature, often biographical
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round character
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a character who has many personal traits; the protagonist and other main characters r round
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flat character
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static ; only 1 personal trait and doesn't change
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nonfiction narrative
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a story that tells a series of related factual events;
author is narrator |
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persuasion
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the act of persuading or seeking to persuade, seeking to convince another to see ur side of things
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argument
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statement, reason, fact for/or against a point, intended to convince/persuade
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theme
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unifying/dominant idea in a literary work
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inference
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to come to a logical conclusion based on prior knowledge
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purpose
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the author's reason for writing, entertain, inform, etc
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tone
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the attitude a writer takes toward an audience, subject or character
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description
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describes something
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sensory details
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details apply to the five senses
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diction
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author's use of slang and common terms
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Wong
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author of "struggle to be an all american girl"
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memoir/essay
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what type of nonfiction is "the struggle to be an all american girl"?
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Angelou
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author "when i lay my burden down"
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Dunbar
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author of "sympathy'
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Cheif Joseph
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author of "an indians view of indian affairs"
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Krents
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author of "darkness at noon"
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Harriot
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author of "Haven't i made a diff!"
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Randall
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author of "Ballad of Birmingham"
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