Types of Writing and Irony
Which type of writing tells a story through characters and plot? It can be fictional or non-fiction.
Expository, Argumentative, and Narrative
Narrative
What types of expository text points out similarities and differences between two or more topics?
Descriptive, Problem - Solutions, Time and Sequence, Comparison - Contrast, Cause - Effect
Comparison - Contrast
What signpost when the author interrupts the flow of the story by letting the character remember something? An example of this would be a flashback.
Again and Again, Contrasts and Contradiction, Aha Moment, Memory Moment, Words of the Wiser, Tough Question
Memory Moment
What narrative term is the person or thing that is stopping the protagonist from getting what they want?
Protagonist, Antagonist, Flat Character, Round Character
Antagonist
What does the M stand for in Mints?
Months, Days, Years
What type of writing informs the reader with facts about something that has happened in real life? It is clear and easy to follow.
Expository, Argumentative, Narrative
Expository
What type of expository text states a problem and then suggests one or more solutions?
Descriptive, Problem - Solutions, Time and Sequence, Comparison - Contrast, Cause - Effect
Problem - Solutions
What signpost is when the author keeps bringing up the same word, image, phrase, or reference?
Again and Again, Contrasts and Contradiction, Aha Moment, Words of the Wiser, Tough Question
Again and Again
What narrative term is the central person in a story, often the main character, and is faced with a conflict that must be resolved?
Protagonist, Antagonist, Flat Character, Round Character
Protagonist
What does the I stand for in MINTS?
I
What type of irony is when what is said is the opposite of the literal meaning? Most of the time it is sarcasm.
Situational, Dramatic, Verbal
Verbal
Why type of expository text shows a relationship between the cause of something and the effect that follows as a result?
Descriptive, Problem - Solutions, Time and Sequence, Comparison - Contrast, Cause - Effect
Cause - Effect
What signpost is when the character realizes or starts to realize something that changes his or her actions or thinking?
Again and Again, Contrasts and Contradiction, Aha Moment, Words of the Wiser, Tough Question
Aha Moment
What narrative term is a character that has a complex personality that is well developed through the course of the story?
Protagonist, Antagonist, Flat Character, Round Character
Round Character
What does the N stand for in MINTS?
Names, people, places,
What type of irony is when the reader is aware of the situation, but the characters are not?
Situational, Dramatic, or Verbal
Dramatic
What type of expository text usually found in a textbook, where an entire paragraph is devoted to defining a term or idea.
Descriptive, Problem - Solutions, Time and Sequence, Comparison - Contrast, Cause - Effect
Descriptive
What signpost is when an older character gives advice to the main character?
Again and Again, Contrasts and Contradiction, Aha Moment, Words of the Wiser, Tough Question
Words of the Wiser
What is the narrative term that is a character that is important despite being a minor character and has only one notable characteristic? Usually stereotyped as the funny friend and lacks a back story.
Protagonist, Antagonist, Flat Character, Round Character
Flat Character
What does the T stand for in MINTS?
Titles and Book Names
What type of irony is when the outcome of a situation is different than what is expected? No one expects the ending.
Verbal, Dramatic, Situational
Situational
What type of expository text is written in a specific order? Changing that order would change the meaning of what was written.
Descriptive, Problem - Solutions, Time and Sequence, Comparison - Contrast, Cause - Effect
Time and Sequence
What signpost is when the character asks a question that reveals his or her concern, like inner conflict?
Again and Again, Contrasts and Contradiction, Aha Moment, Words of the Wiser, Tough Question
Tough Question
What Narrative Term is what the writer wants you to learn or take away from the story?
Foreshadowing, Setting, Theme
Theme
What does the S stand for in MINTS?
Start of the sentence