nonfiction 2 Flashcards
Mode of discourse
A method that a writer uses to have a conversation with the reader
Metaphor
a direct comparison of unlike things
Thesis statement
The major point of an essay containing a subject and an opinion about the subject.
Author’s purpose
The reason why the author writes an essay
Essay unity
the state when every sentence in the essay is related to the thesis statement
Style
the unqiue way an author presents his ideas
Subordination
The process of giving one idea less emphasis than another idea in a sentence
Rhetorical Question
It is a question that does not expect an answer because the answer is obvious.
Coherence
The trait that creates a logical orderly pattern that is easy to understand
Setting
the physical and emotion background of a story
Simile
a comparison of unlike things using like or as
Symbol
a concrete object that has two meanings, a literal meaning and a secondary meaning LM - the object actually exists in the literary work SM- the object suggests other ideas
Personification
the giving of human qualities to something that is not human A)body parts B)emotions C) actions
Allegory
the use of characters, objects, or events to represent other ideas
Image
A description of something that apeals to 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
Irony
Something that seems one way, but in reality is another
Situational irony
a situation that occurs that neither the reader nor the character expects
Dramatic irony
a truth the reader knows but the character does not 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 the writer makes about life or people
Conflict
the struggle between opposing forces
Tone
the way the writer feels about the subject or the reader
Persona
the speaker of the poem
Rhyme scheme
the pattern in which rhymes occur
Plot
the pattern of events
Foreshadowing
hinting of something that will happen later in the story
5 types of point of view
1)first person narrator 2) second person narrator 3) third person omniscient narrator 4) third person limited omniscient narrator 5) third person objective narrator
6 ways to reveal character
1)actions 2) thoughts 3)features 4) other characters 5)past 6) setting
3 stages of an initiation story
1) a young person starts out inocent 2) the young person encounters something harsh 3) the young person experiences an epiphany, a realization about the harshness of the world
4 sentence structures
Simple sentence, compound sentence, compound-complex sentence, and complex sentence
4 sentence types
interrogative sentence, imperative sentence, exclamatory sentence, and declarative sentence
9 rhetorical strategies
Description, narration, exemplification, comparison/contrast, cause/effect, classification/division, process analysis, argumentation, and definition
2 methods of developing comparison or contrast
Point by point
Block method.
4 modes of discourse
exposition, narrative, description, and argument/persuasion
4 types of essay organization
1.) Chronological Order (events arranged accordion to how they occur in time) 2.) Order of Importance (put most important idea last, second most important idea first) 3.) Space Order (describes the appearance of a physical place. i.e. left to right, top to bottom) 4.) From One Extreme to Another (general to specific, most familiar to least familiar, smallest to largest)
6 author’s purposes
1.) to entertain/ amuse 2.) to persuade/ motivate/ or argue 3.) to inform 4.) to ridicule/ mock 5.) to question 6.) to elicit an emotional response
4 types of humor
slapstick, shared experience, hyperbole, and juxtaposition of opposites
