Types of Writing
Whittier, Holmes, Lowell, and Longfellow became known as this because their works were often read out loud by family members
What is Fireside Poets?
This type of writing gives events in a chronological order
What is history?
Deals with ordinary peoples lives
What is Realism?
"only is she were laid, / white ash"
What is a Metaphor?
This is a direct comparison of two unlike things
What is a Metaphor?
This type of writing that details that appeal to one or more of the five senses
What is Description Writing?
This demonstrates the person's clear bias or side of an issue
What is persuasive speech?
People are subject to the natural laws of the universe
What is Naturalism?
"the still eyes ... / the luster as of olives"
What is a Simile?
When poets use this they put similar sounding words at the ends of lines of poems
What is External Rhyme?
This type of writing tells a story and has a clearly defined narrator
What is Narration Writing?
This is a person's account of his experiences as they were lived day to day
What is journal?
Uses characteristics and language/speech of a particular area of the US
What is Regionalism?
"the still eyes and the white face"
What is Assonance?
This is the repetition of a middle vowel sound in words and lines of poetry
What is Assonance?
This type of writing attempts to convince listeners
What is Persuasion Writing?
This is personal form of writing used to inform someone on a certain subject
What is letters?
Human behavior is determined by heredity and environment
What is Naturalism?
"all Greece reviles / the wan face when she smiles"
What is End Rhyme?
This is a group of lines that relate to the same subject or description
What is a Stanza?
This type of writing seeks to explain, illuminate, or expose
What is Exposition Writing?
Writing that is written for a particular purpose such as to teach a lesson
What is didactic?
Emphasis on characters from cities and lower classes
What is Realism?
"when it grows wan and white"
What is Alliteration?
This is the writer's attitude toward his/her subject
What is Tone?