Creative Non Fiction #1 Flashcards
Can provide insights into the human experience and can be used as a way to explore ideas, express, and tell stroies.
Literature
Is a broad term used to refer to written works.
Literature
Give the 4 importance of literature
Helps develop language and communication skill
Teaches us about history and culture.
Provides a form of escapism.
Can inspire and motivate.
Helps build connections
Are defining features or practices of particular literary genres and subgenres.
Literary Conventions.
It is the combination of rules standards techniques, which makes the readers comprehend, determine and plot of the literary genre.
Literary Convention
Is defined as a group of literary composition which has a specific form, content and style.
Literary Genres
is a form of literature that uses ordinary language and has a natural flow of speech.
Prose
Is any story or novel that is created from the author’s imagination.
Fiction
Is a genre which encompasses essays, biographies, etc.
Non Fiction
Work of long prose fiction, which is usually centered around characters, events and settings. (under fiction)
Novel
(Under fiction) Work of fiction that is usually shorter in length than a novel. Have less developed characters and settings.
Short story
( Under fiction ) Is a work of narrative fiction, longer than a short story but shorter than a novel.
Novella
(Under Fiction) Animals as characters
Fable
(Under fiction) A brief tale that is used to illustrate a moral lesson.
Parable
( Under Fiction) Traditional story that has been passed down.
Legend
(Under Nonfic) Study of the past
History
(UNder nonfic) A piece of information about a current event or situation.
News
(under non fic) is a detailed description of a person’s life
Biography
(under non fic) personal record of experiences
Diary
(Under non fic) is a brief, often amusing story about a real incident or person.
Anecdote
(Under non fic)
Short piece of writing that focuses on a particular topic
essay
A genre of literature that uses imaginative and often rhythmic language to express an idea, evoke emotions, or tell a story.
Poetry
(under poetry)
It is the repetition of similar syllables in different worlds usually at the end of lines
Rhyme
(under poetry)
It is defined as the recurrence of stressed and unstressed sounds in poetry.
Rhythm
(UNDER poetry)
it is the basic and systematic structural make up of the poem.
Meter
(under poetry)
Is a form of poetry that tells a story.
follows a plot w/ characters, settings, and climax
NarrativeI
( under poetry )
Is a type of poetry that expresses personal emotions or thoughts. Often includes rhyme and a meter
Lyric
(under poetry)
Is a type of poetry that is meant to be performed in a play.
Dramatic
(under narrative)
Celebrates deeds of a legendary hero.
Epic
(under narrative)
type of song that tells a story and often has a repeated chorus or refrain
Ballad
(under narrative)
Is told on verse, usually composed of stanzas or lines of poetry.
Metric tale
Also knows as “play” and defines as a type of literary genre written intentionally for theatrical performance.
Drama
(under drama)
central or main idea
theme
under drama
also known as literary devices utilized by an author to produce an effect.
Techniques
under drama
it is the attitude of the author towards his or her writing.
tone
under drama
it is the feeling created by the reader.
atmosphere
under drama
refers to the use of words or phrases.
Figurative Language
under drama
an object that represents something
symbols
