Figurative language
comparing two unlike things using like or as
SIMILE
What are the titles of sections of text called?
SUBHEADINGS
True or False: Non-fiction writing is made up by the author.
FOR TRIPLE POINTS: How do you know?
FALSE
The prefix non- means not
What is the moral or most important idea in a FICTIONAL text called?
THEME
What is the author's argument called?
comparing two unlike things by saying one thing IS another thing
METAPHOR
Why might an author use bold print or pop out text?
FOR EMPHASIS
What is a non-fiction, written account of someone's own life called?
AUTOBIOGRAPHY
What is the author's purpose for writing a fiction piece?
TO ENTERTAIN
What is the opposing argument to the author's called?
THE COUNTERCLAIM
What do you call giving human traits to non-human entities?
PERSONIFICATION
What does a small number next to a word signify in a reading?
A FOOTNOTE
What is the author's purpose for writing a non-fiction text? (Which elements of PIE?)
TO PERSUADE OR INFORM
What point of view is it when the narrator is not in the story and does not know what the characters are thinking?
How do you know if an author is credible?
THE SOURCE; THEIR BACKGROUND
What do you call a sentence or phrase with repeated letter sounds?
EX: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
ALLITERATION
What is a jump to the past called?
FOR DOUBLE POINTS: What is a jump to the future called?
A FLASHBACK
A FLASH FORWARD
What point of view is most non-fiction writing?
FOR DOUBLE POINTS: What is the exception to the rule?
THIRD PERSON
AUTOBIOGRAPHY; FIRST PERSON
What do you call it when the author creates a feeling of anticipation in the reader?
SUSPENSE
What is the author's response to the opposite argument called?
THE REBUTTAL
What is a reference to another person, place, or work of literature called?
ALLUSION
What are graphs or images in passages that help with your understanding of the text called?
VISUAL AIDS
What is the most important idea in a non-fiction text called?
THE CENTRAL OR MAIN IDEA
What point of view is it when the narrator is not in the story and DOES know what the characters are thinking?
THIRD PERSON OMNISCIENT
What is the main difference between persuasive writing and argumentative writing?