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20 Cards in this Set
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Formal writing style
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Sounds old-fashioned; it is usually precise & descriptive.
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Informal Wiriting Style
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more modern; it often sounds as if someone were talking to you.
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Informational Writing style
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This is concise; any description it gives is factual.
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Legend
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a story passed down by oral tradition popularly believed to have historical basis.
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Myth
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a traditional tale serving to explain some natural phenomenon.
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Proverb
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a short saying expressing an obvious truth.
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Parable
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a short simple story that teaches a moral lesson.
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Fable
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usually about animals and teaches a moral lesson.
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Allegory
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narrative in which abstract ideas are personified; a description to convey a different meaning from that which is expressed.
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Anecdote
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brief story about an interesting, amusing, or strange event.
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Fairy Tale
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a fantasy, an unbelievable or untrue story.
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Folk Tale
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story composed orally and passed down from person to person by word of mouth.
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Melodrama
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drama written in an exaggerated way to produce strong feeling or excitement in the reader.
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Farce
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Literature written specifically to make the reader laugh.
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Tribute
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in literature, something said to show gratitude, respect, honor, or praise.
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Oration
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a formal speech usually given at a ceremony.
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Rhetoric
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the art of using words effectively; especially the art of prose composition.
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Style
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manner of expression characteristic of the author or to the work.
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Technique
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the tools an author uses to create a work.
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Analogy
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comparing things, such as two pairs of words. The word pairs should be related in the same manner.
ex. Hammer:nail::screwdriver:screw : = is to :: = as |
