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APN 128-131 Flashcards

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Common Types of Essays

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~DESCRIPTIVE: essay that describes particular subject.
~EXPOSITORY: essay whose purpose it to explain and give info on subject,
~FORMAL: essay highly organized and thoroughly researched.
~HUMOUROUS: essay whose purpose is to amuse or entertain the reader.
~INFORMAL: essay is lighter in tone and usually reflects writers feelings and personality.
~NARRATIVE: essay that tells a story.
~PERSUASIVE: essay attempts to convince reader to adopt particular opinion or course of action.

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Evaluating

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the process of judging value of something or someone. **work of literature can be evaluated on criteria such as entertainment, believability, originality, and emotional power.

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Extended Metaphor

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a fig. or speech that compares 2 essentially unlike things over a period of space that may be several paragraphs or an entire novel.

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Fable

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brief tale that teaches lesson about human nature.

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