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16 Cards in this Set
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Non-fiction |
Prose writing that presents information and ideas about people,places,events or objects. |
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Components of nonfiction |
1. Real author 2.facts,experiences,ideas 3. Audience and purpose influence info. 4. Tone displayed through diction and style. 5. All events, people,places, and ideas are real. |
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Narrative |
Tells stories of real life events. Ex: autobiographies & memoirs |
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Reflective |
Shares writers thoughts and feelings about a personal experience, idea, or a concern. Ex: reflective and personal essays and journals |
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Expository |
Nonfiction informs or explains Ex: analytical essays and research reports |
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Persuasive |
Presents reasons and evidence to convince the reader to act or think in a certain way. Ex: editorials and research reports |
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Descriptive |
Uses details related to the senses to create mental images for the reader Ex: character sketches and scientific observations |
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Autobiographical |
The author tells all or part of his or her life story Ex:autobiography |
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Repetition |
Expressing different ideas using the same words or images in order to reinforce concepts and unify the speech. |
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Analogy |
Drawing a comparison that shows a similarity between unlike things |
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Parallelism |
Repeating a grammatical structure or an arranngement of words to create a sense of rythym and momentum |
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Restatement |
Expressing the same idea in different words to clarify and stress key points |
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Persuasive speech |
A speech that tries to convince listeners to think or act in a certain way |
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Rhetorical devices |
Patterns of words and ideas that create emphasis and stir emotions in the audience |
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Persuasive techniques |
Devices used to influence the audience in favor of the authors argument |
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Read aloud |
To near the effect |
