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Creative Non Fiction #1 Flashcards

1
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Can provide insights into the human experience and can be used as a way to explore ideas, express, and tell stroies.

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Literature

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Is a broad term used to refer to written works.

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Literature

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Give the 4 importance of literature

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Helps develop language and communication skill

Teaches us about history and culture.

Provides a form of escapism.

Can inspire and motivate.

Helps build connections

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Are defining features or practices of particular literary genres and subgenres.

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Literary Conventions.

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It is the combination of rules standards techniques, which makes the readers comprehend, determine and plot of the literary genre.

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Literary Convention

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Is defined as a group of literary composition which has a specific form, content and style.

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Literary Genres

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is a form of literature that uses ordinary language and has a natural flow of speech.

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Prose

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Is any story or novel that is created from the author’s imagination.

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Fiction

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Is a genre which encompasses essays, biographies, etc.

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Non Fiction

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Work of long prose fiction, which is usually centered around characters, events and settings. (under fiction)

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Novel

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(Under fiction) Work of fiction that is usually shorter in length than a novel. Have less developed characters and settings.

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Short story

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( Under fiction ) Is a work of narrative fiction, longer than a short story but shorter than a novel.

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Novella

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(Under Fiction) Animals as characters

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Fable

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(Under fiction) A brief tale that is used to illustrate a moral lesson.

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Parable

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( Under Fiction) Traditional story that has been passed down.

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Legend

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(Under Nonfic) Study of the past

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History

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(UNder nonfic) A piece of information about a current event or situation.

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News

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(under non fic) is a detailed description of a person’s life

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Biography

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(under non fic) personal record of experiences

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Diary

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(Under non fic) is a brief, often amusing story about a real incident or person.

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Anecdote

20
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(Under non fic)
Short piece of writing that focuses on a particular topic

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essay

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A genre of literature that uses imaginative and often rhythmic language to express an idea, evoke emotions, or tell a story.

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Poetry

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(under poetry)

It is the repetition of similar syllables in different worlds usually at the end of lines

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Rhyme

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(under poetry)

It is defined as the recurrence of stressed and unstressed sounds in poetry.

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Rhythm

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(UNDER poetry)

it is the basic and systematic structural make up of the poem.

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Meter

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(under poetry)

Is a form of poetry that tells a story.

follows a plot w/ characters, settings, and climax

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NarrativeI

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( under poetry )
Is a type of poetry that expresses personal emotions or thoughts. Often includes rhyme and a meter

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Lyric

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(under poetry)
Is a type of poetry that is meant to be performed in a play.

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Dramatic

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(under narrative)
Celebrates deeds of a legendary hero.

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Epic

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(under narrative)

type of song that tells a story and often has a repeated chorus or refrain

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Ballad

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(under narrative)

Is told on verse, usually composed of stanzas or lines of poetry.

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Metric tale

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Also knows as “play” and defines as a type of literary genre written intentionally for theatrical performance.

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Drama

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(under drama)
central or main idea

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theme

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under drama

also known as literary devices utilized by an author to produce an effect.

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Techniques

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under drama

it is the attitude of the author towards his or her writing.

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tone

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under drama

it is the feeling created by the reader.

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atmosphere

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under drama

refers to the use of words or phrases.

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Figurative Language

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under drama

an object that represents something

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symbols

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