Nonfiction 1/2 Test Flashcards
Thesis statement
The major point of an essay containing a subject and an assertion about the subject
Essay unity
The state when every sentence in the essay relates to the thesis statement
Style
The unique way an author presents his ideas
Subordination
The process of giving one idea less emphasis than another idea in a sentence
Rhetorical Question
A question that does not require an answer because the answer is obvious
Coherence
The trait that creates an orderly, logical pattern that is easy to understand
Metaphor
A direct comparison of unlike things
Simile
A comparison of unlike things using like or as
Symbol
A concrete object with two meanings, a literal meaning and a secondary meaning
Personification
The giving of human qualities to something that is not human (physical traits, actions, or emotions)
Allegory
The use of characters, objects, or events to represent other ideas
Image
A description of something that can be perceived by the senses
Alliteration
The repetition of a consonant sound in a line of poetry
Assonance
The repetition of a vowel sound in a line of poetry
Tone
The way the writer feels about the subject or the reader
Persona
The speaker of the poem
Stanza
A grouping of two or more lines in a poem
Rhyme scheme
The pattern in which the rhymes occur
Setting
The physical and emotional background of the story
Irony
Something that seems one way, but in reality is different
Situational Irony
A situation that occurs that neither the reader nor the character expects
Dramatic irony
A truth that the reader knows but the character does now know
Allusion
A reference to something well known from the past
Verbal irony
A statement that says the opposite of what is meant
Theme
The point that the writer makes about life or people
Conflict
The struggle between opposing forces
Plot
The pattern of events
Foreshadowing
Hinting at something that will happen later in the story
5 types of point of view
First Person Narrator Second Person Narrator Third Person Omniscient Narrator Third Person Limited Omniscient Narrator Third Person Objective Narrator
6 ways to reveal character
1) Describe his actions.
2) Describe his physical features.
3) Describe the setting in which he lives.
4) Describe his past.
5) Have other characters describe him.
6) Describe his thoughts.
3 stages of an initiation story
1) A young person starts out innocent.
2) A young person encounters something harsh.
3) A young person has an epiphany, a realization about the harshness of life.
4 sentence structures
Simple Sentence
Complex Sentence
Compound Sentence
Compound-Complex Sentence
4 sentence types
Declarative sentence
Interrogative sentence
Imperative sentence
Exclamatory sentence
9 rhetorical strategies
1) Description
2) Narration
3) Exemplification
4) Comparison/Contrast
5) Cause and Effect
6) Classification/Division
7) Process Analysis
8) Argumentation
9) Definition
2 methods of developing comparison or contrast
Block method
Point-by-point method
4 modes of discourse
Exposition
Narration
Description
Argument/Persuasion
4 types of essay organization
Chronological order
Space order
Order of importance
One extreme to another
6 author’s purposes
1) to inform
2) to entertain or amuse
3) to persuade, motivate, or argue
4) to question
5) to elicit an emotional response
6) to ridicule or mock
4 types of humor
Slap-stick
Shared experience
Hyperbole
Juxtaposition of opposites
Mode of discourse
A method that the writer used to have a conversation with the reader
