Non Fiction Conventions

Question 1

Facts and statistics

Answer 1

Evidence to opinion p/ non fiction text. Makes it more believable

Question 2

Anecdotes

Answer 2

Real story from person, makes it seem more real and relatable

Question 3

Expert opinion

Answer 3

Eg. Scientific evidence and knowledge about the topic

Question 4

Figurative language

Answer 4

Simile, metaphor, personification

Question 5

Repetition, imagery, descriptive language

Answer 5

(On other deck)

Question 6

Allusion

Answer 6

An expression or phrase made to call so,etching into mind without mentioning it too obviously. Indirect call to something. Eg “an allusion to Shakespeare”

Question 7

Satire

Answer 7

Use of humor, irony, exaggeration or mocking someone or something.

Question 8

Puns

Answer 8

Using humor to convey an idea

Question 9

Rhetorical questions

Answer 9

Questions without needing an answer

Question 10

Appeals

Answer 10

To values, justice, emotion, logic, reason

Question 11

Inclusive and exclusive language

Answer 11

Us and we. They them