different types of writing Flashcards

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illustrated narratives

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based on a story, and use visual clues to tell that story

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comics

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a comedian, especially a professional one.

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graphic novels

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a novel in comic strip format

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3 reasons why illustrated writing

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poetry

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literary work in which special intensity is given to the expression of feelings and ideas by the use of distinctive style and rhythm

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stanza

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a group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem;

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rhyme scheme

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the ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse.

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couplet

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two lines of verse, usually in the same meter and joined by rhyme, that form a unit.

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tercet

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a set or group of three lines of verse rhyming together or connected by rhyme with an adjacent tercet.

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quatrain

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a set or group of three lines of verse rhyming together or connected by rhyme with an adjacent tercet.

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haika

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a poem in English written in the form of a haiku.

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free verse

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poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter.

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sonnet

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a poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line.

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ballad

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a slow sentimental or romantic song.

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acrostic

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a poem, word puzzle, or other composition in which certain letters in each line form a word or words.

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limerick

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a humorous, frequently bawdy, verse of three long and two short lines rhyming aabba, popularized by Edward Lear.

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elegy

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a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead

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ode

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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.

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memoir

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a historical account or biography written from personal knowledge or special sources.

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biography

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an account of someone’s life written by someone else.

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autobiography

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an account of a person’s life written by that person.

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3 types of memoirs

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an anthology of life stories, a short book, and a personal essay

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anthology

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a published collection of poems or other pieces of writing.

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short book

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A piece of fiction shorter than 1,000 words

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personal essay

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a short work of autobiographical nonfiction characterized by a sense of intimacy and a conversational manner.

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non-fiction

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prose writing that is based on facts, real events, and real people, such as biography or history.

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4 types of non-fiction

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expository nonfiction, narrative nonfiction, persuasive nonfiction, and descriptive nonfiction.

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expository

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intended to explain or describe something.

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persuasive

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good at persuading someone to do or believe something through reasoning or the use of temptation.

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description

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a spoken or written representation or account of a person, object, or event.

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narrative

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a spoken or written account of connected events; a story.

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speeches

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the expression of or the ability to express thoughts and feelings by articulate sounds.

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4 examples of types of speeches

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to inform, to instruct, to entertain, and to persuade

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creative writing

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writing, typically fiction or poetry, which displays imagination or invention (often contrasted with academic or journalistic writing).

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plot

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a plan made in secret by a group of people to do something illegal or harmful.

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conflict

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a serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one.

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setting

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the place or type of surroundings where something is positioned or where an event takes place.

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pov

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a specified or stated manner of consideration or appraisal

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characters

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the mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual

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theme

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the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person’s thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic

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style

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a manner of doing something.

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exposition

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a comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory

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rising action

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a related series of incidents in a literary plot that build toward the point of greatest interest.

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climax

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the most intense, exciting, or important point of something; a culmination or apex.

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falling action

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the action that occurs immediately after the big climax has taken place and the action shifts towards resolution instead of escalation

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resolution

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the action that occurs immediately after the big climax has taken place and the action shifts towards resolution instead of escalation