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A type of writing, usually nonfiction, that attempts to convince readers to think or act in a particular way--not propoganda!
What is Persuasion
100
Literature about real people, places, and events...examples include biographies, essays, etc.
What is Nonfiction
100
PINEDE stands for these purposes...give two!
What is Persuade, Inform, Narrate, Entertain, Describe, Explain
100
a person's account of his or her life
What is Autobiography
100
a nonfiction account of a person's life written by another person.
What is Biography
200
A daily record of events kept by a participant in those events or a witness to them....focusing on EMOTIONS.
What is Diary
200
Examples of this type of writing include descriptive, narrative, persuasive and reflective. They can be formal or informal.
What is Essay
200
A short work of nonfiction on a SINGLE topic.
What is Essay
200
an inclination toward a certain opinion or position on a topic, possibly stemming toward a prejudice.
What is Bias
200
A daily record of events kept by a participant or witness to them...emphasizes events NOT emotions.
What is Journal
300
The use of a series of words, phrases, or sentences that have similar grammatical form.
What is Parallelism
300
Language that makes something seem less important than it really is...can add humor.
What is Understatement
300
An author's intent in writing a literary work.
What is Purpose
300
An author's attitude toward his or her subject matter.
What is Tone
300
The distinctive use of language that conveys the author's or narrator's PERSONALITY to the reader.
What is Voice
400
The name given to a literary work...can explain setting, give insight into theme, or describe action.
What is Title
400
Persuasive techniques used by public speakers and writers. Can include repetition, parallelism, analogy, logic, anecdote, etc.
What is Rhetorical devices
400
A type of narrative nonfiction that presents an author's personal experience of an event...is somewhat formal.
What is Memoir
400
The technique of putting opposite ideas side by side in order to point out their differences or draw attention....comparing opposites.
What is Antithesis
400
A work of nonfiction that tells the story of important historical events.
What is Historical Narrative
500
A reference to a well-known character, place, or situation from history, music, art, or another work of literature
What is Allusion
500
a short, pointed statement that expresses a wise or clever observation about human experience or life
What is Aphorism
500
A short written or oral account of an event from a person's life
What is Anecdote
500
A comparison that shows similarities between two things that are otherwise dissimilar.
What is Analogy
500
a type of persuasive writing in which LOGIC or REASON is used to influence a reader's ideas or actions.
What is Argument