Vocabulary
Genre
Figurative Language
Poetry
Unit 2
100

To reason for or intent of writing 

Author's purpose.

100

Writing that speaks in third person and just gives the facts.

Formal

100

I'm so tired I could sleep for a year.

Hyperbole

100

The form of poetry without any kind of pattern.

Free verse.

100

An article that gives an opinion.

Editorial

200

Timeline of life.

Chronology

200

A type of expository writing.

Newspaper, text book, legal paper, etc.

200

Life is a roller coaster which every one has to go through.

Metaphor 
200

A poem that rhymes. 

Lyrical

200

A judgement about something, not necessarily based on fact.

Opinion

300

Doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success.

Perseverance 

300

A type of writing that uses all of your senses.

Descriptive

300

The flower begged for water.

Personification

300

The type of poetry that takes words from another text.

Found poetry

300

The facts in an editorial need to come from a...

Reliable source

400

Writing that is used to be more effective, persuasive, and impactful.

Figurative language.

400

The type of writing that uses contractions and emotions.

Informal

400
Pretty ugly.

Oxymoron

400

The two things poetry must have.

Deeper meaning and rhythm. 

400

Persuasive techniques that use logic and numbers to persuade.

Logos

500

A category of artistic composition. 

Genre

500

Writers use this to create deeper meaning.

Figurative language

500

She kicked the bucket.

Idiom 

500

The opposite of poetry.

Prose

500

The persuasive technique that uses someone you trust to convince you of something. 

Ethos

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