nonfiction terms

Question 1

academic writing

Answer 1

the king of writing generally undertaken by scholars and students

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analogy

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a comparison that explains aspects of something unfamiliar by likening it to something more familiar

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anecdote

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a short story used to engage the audience that serves to make the listeners of events

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article

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the people to whom a piece of writing is addressed

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audience

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the people to whom a piece of writing is addressed

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autobiography

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the story of a person’s life as written by the person

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bias

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a personal judgment about something.

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biography

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the story of a person’s life as written by another person

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body

Answer 9

the part of the essay that develops the writer’s main idea

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cause and effect

Answer 10

writing that shows action and the results of those actions

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chronological order

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arrangement of details in the order in which they occurred

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comparison and contrast

Answer 12

writing that shows similarities and differences

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connotations

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refers to a word’s implied meaning

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denotation

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the explicit, literal, dictionary definition

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descriptive

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writing that portrays the physical features of a person, object, or place or the emotional impact of an event

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dialogue

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direct speech especially between two or more speakers

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diction

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word choice

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editing

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the final stage of the writing process

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essay

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a short piece of writing on one subject usually presenting the author’s views

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expository

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writing that informs

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fact

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a statement that can be proven as true or false

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informational

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Writing with the primary purpose of explaining or conveying information

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memoir

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a type of autobiography that focuses on one incident or one period in a person’s life

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narrative

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writing that uses a story format to express ideas

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narrator

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the person telling the story

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nonfiction

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writing that deals with real - not imagined - events and people

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opinion

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a statement of preference or desire

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persuasive

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writing that attempts to convince people to accept a position or respond in some way

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point of view

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the perspective from which a story is told or an account is given

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primary source

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direct evidence or proof coming from those involved

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propaganda

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information especially of a biased or misleading nature

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purpose

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aim or goal; the reason an author decides to write about a specific topic

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rhetoric

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the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing

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source

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evidence of an event idea or development

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speech

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a formal address delivered to an audience; public address is given publically

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spin

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a technique of slanting and manipulating facts so that they are misleading

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stereotype

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an overgeneralization about a group of people that is based on a lack of knowledge

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style

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the kind of language used and the way words and sentences are arranged

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tone

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an author’s attitude towards his or her subject or audience

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transitions

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connecting words or phrased that link sentences, paragraphs, and ideas.