Genre
Literary Devices
Rhetorical Devices
100

This genre includes the basic elements of fiction -setting, characters, plot, fiction, conflict resolution & theme.

Short Story

100

A writer uses this when the opposite or what is expected happens.

Irony

100

A statement of the overall opinion

Claim

200

This genre includes figurative language and literary devices that expresses a theme or message about life.

Poetry

200

Brave as a lion is an example of

A simile 

200

Data, anecdotes, facts and other examples that support the claim.

Reasons and evidence

300

Addresses a wide public audience and includes information that is free of charge to raise awareness or change attitudes.

Public Service Announcement

300

Time is a thief is an example of a 

Metaphor

300

Usually includes a call to action for the reader

Conclusion

400

This genre focuses on a memory from the past and uses a first person point of view. This genre does not tell the author's whole life.

Memoir

400

Acknowledgement of reasons an opponent might disagree and argue against those reasons

Counterargument 

500

This genre states the author's stance on an issue. It supports the opinion with relevant evidence and addresses counterclaims. Most author's use rhetorical devices and ends the genre with a call to action.

Argument

500

An image or idea that occurs many times in a work of literature. This repetition may create a particular tone, reveal the meaning of a symbol or point toward a theme or message in the story.

Motif

500

An argument against the counterclaim

Rebuttal