Authors and Texts
“Antarctic iceberg the size of Chicago breaks off”
Julia Jacabo
inquiries that have obvious answers and that are asked for effect
rhetorical questions
“Address to Students at Moscow State University”
Speech
to change or adjust
adapt
the voice of the text
speaker
Who wrote Keep Memory Alive?
Elie Wiesel
What is imagery?
Vivid details that appeal to the five senses of sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell
“Everest”
Narrative essay
the study of past events
history
the time and place of a text or the context that prompted its creation
occasion
What did N Scott Momaday write?
The Way to Rainy Mountain
assigns human characteristics to a nonhuman subject
personification
Desert Exile
Memoir
a sentence formed to get information in reply
question
the listener, viewer, or reader of a text
audience
Who Wrote Everest: Touch the Top of the World
Erik Weihenmayer
the expression of the same idea in different words to strengthen a point
restatement
The Way to Rainy Mountain
Memoir
to correct or improve
revise
the topic of a text or what the text is about
subject
Who delivered the Address to Students at Moscow State University?
Ronald Reagan
the use of similar grammatical structures to express related ideas
parallel structure
“GPS Quick Start Guide”
Functional text
to inform or give new insight
enlighten
the author's emotional attitude toward their subject and audience
tone