Non-Fiction/Persuasion/Satire

Question 1

Mode of Discourse

Answer 1

A method that the writer uses to have a conversation with the reader.

Question 2

The 4 Modes of Discourse

Answer 2

1. ) Exposition
2. ) Narration
3. ) Description
4. ) Argument / Persuasion

Question 3

Thesis Statement

Answer 3

The major point of an essay, contains a subject and an assertion about the subject.

Question 4

Author’s Purpose

Answer 4

The reason why the author writes an essay

Question 5

Six Author’s Purposes

Answer 5

1. ) To persuade, motivate, or argue
2. ) To inform
3. ) To Entertain
4. ) To Question
5. ) To elicit an emotional response
6. ) To ridicule or mock

Question 6

Essay Unity

Answer 6

The state when every sentence in the essay is related to the thesis statement

Question 7

Organization (4 types)

Answer 7

1) Chronological Order
2. ) Space Order
3. ) Order of Importance
4. ) One Extreme to Another

Question 8

Style

Answer 8

The unique way an author presents his ideas

Question 9

9 Rhetorical Strategies

Answer 9

1. ) Description
2. ) Narration
3. ) Exemplification
4. ) Comparison/Contrast
5. ) Cause/Effect
6. ) Classification/Division
7. ) Process Analysis
8. ) Argumentation
9. ) Definitions

Question 10

Coherence

Answer 10

The trait that creates an orderly logical pattern that is easy to understand

Question 11

2 Ways To Create Essay Coherence

Answer 11

1. ) Repetition

2. ) Parallelism

Question 12

Syntax

Answer 12

The way in which words are arranged in a sentence

Question 13

The 4 Sentence Structures

Answer 13

1. ) Compound Sentence
2. ) Complex
3. ) Compound Complex
4. ) Simple Sentence

Question 14

4 Sentence Types

Answer 14

1. ) Exclamatory Sentence
2. ) Interrogative Sentence
3. ) Declarative Sentence
4. ) Imperative Sentence

Question 15

Subordination

Answer 15

The process of giving one idea less emphasis than another idea in a sentence

Question 16

Coordination

Answer 16

A sentence that connects two independent clauses with a coordinating conjunction

Question 17

Rhetorical Question

Answer 17

A question that does not expect an answer because the answer is obvcious

Question 18

4 Types of Humor

Answer 18

1. ) Slapstick
2. ) Shared Experience
3. ) Hyperbole
4. ) Juxtaposition of Opisites

Question 19

3 Rhetorical Appeals

Answer 19

1. ) Emotional Appeal
2. ) Ethical Appeal
3. ) Logical Appeal

Question 20

3 Forms of Intensifying

Answer 20

1. ) Association
2. ) Repetition
3. ) Composition

Question 21

3 Forms of Downplaying

Answer 21

1. ) Omission
2. ) Diversion
3. ) Confusion

Question 22

2 types of satire

Answer 22

1. Horatian

2. Juvenalian

Question 23

3 main forms of satire

Answer 23

1. Parody
2. Monologue
3. Narrative

Question 24

Parody

Answer 24

(Noun) - An imitation of a work intended to ridicule the work

Question 25

Satire

Answer 25

(Noun) - A work that ridicules humans or social institutions

Question 26

Diction

Answer 26

The author’s choice of words