different types of writing Flashcards
illustrated narratives
based on a story, and use visual clues to tell that story
comics
a comedian, especially a professional one.
graphic novels
a novel in comic strip format
3 reasons why illustrated writing
poetry
literary work in which special intensity is given to the expression of feelings and ideas by the use of distinctive style and rhythm
stanza
a group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem;
rhyme scheme
the ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse.
couplet
two lines of verse, usually in the same meter and joined by rhyme, that form a unit.
tercet
a set or group of three lines of verse rhyming together or connected by rhyme with an adjacent tercet.
quatrain
a set or group of three lines of verse rhyming together or connected by rhyme with an adjacent tercet.
haika
a poem in English written in the form of a haiku.
free verse
poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter.
sonnet
a poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line.
ballad
a slow sentimental or romantic song.
acrostic
a poem, word puzzle, or other composition in which certain letters in each line form a word or words.
limerick
a humorous, frequently bawdy, verse of three long and two short lines rhyming aabba, popularized by Edward Lear.
elegy
a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead
ode
a lyric poem in the form of an address to a particular subject, often elevated in style or manner and written in varied or irregular meter.
memoir
a historical account or biography written from personal knowledge or special sources.
biography
an account of someone’s life written by someone else.
autobiography
an account of a person’s life written by that person.
3 types of memoirs
an anthology of life stories, a short book, and a personal essay
anthology
a published collection of poems or other pieces of writing.
short book
A piece of fiction shorter than 1,000 words
personal essay
a short work of autobiographical nonfiction characterized by a sense of intimacy and a conversational manner.
non-fiction
prose writing that is based on facts, real events, and real people, such as biography or history.
4 types of non-fiction
expository nonfiction, narrative nonfiction, persuasive nonfiction, and descriptive nonfiction.
expository
intended to explain or describe something.
persuasive
good at persuading someone to do or believe something through reasoning or the use of temptation.
description
a spoken or written representation or account of a person, object, or event.
narrative
a spoken or written account of connected events; a story.
speeches
the expression of or the ability to express thoughts and feelings by articulate sounds.
4 examples of types of speeches
to inform, to instruct, to entertain, and to persuade
creative writing
writing, typically fiction or poetry, which displays imagination or invention (often contrasted with academic or journalistic writing).
plot
a plan made in secret by a group of people to do something illegal or harmful.
conflict
a serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one.
setting
the place or type of surroundings where something is positioned or where an event takes place.
pov
a specified or stated manner of consideration or appraisal
characters
the mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual
theme
the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person’s thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic
style
a manner of doing something.
exposition
a comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory
rising action
a related series of incidents in a literary plot that build toward the point of greatest interest.
climax
the most intense, exciting, or important point of something; a culmination or apex.
falling action
the action that occurs immediately after the big climax has taken place and the action shifts towards resolution instead of escalation
resolution
the action that occurs immediately after the big climax has taken place and the action shifts towards resolution instead of escalation
