Non-Fiction

Question 1

autobiography

Answer 1

written by self about own life

Question 2

memoir

Answer 2

form of autobiography about one time period

Question 3

journal and diary

Answer 3

own thoughts written down

Question 4

newspaper and magazine articles

Answer 4

news reports, sports report

Question 5

textbooks

Answer 5

science, history textbooks

Question 6

letters

Answer 6

messages to others

Question 7

speeches

Answer 7

an oral format of an essay: campaign, news

Question 8

essay

Answer 8

research, analysis

Question 9

central idea

Answer 9

~ the key argument, position, or points a writer is trying to communicate in a work of nonfiction
~ think of this as being the thesis of a non-fiction piece

Question 10

diction

Answer 10

~ the writer’s or speaker’s choice of words
~ the diction impacts the tone (the writer’s attitude) and the mood of a piece
~ serious, formal, informal, humorous, angry, lighthearted, etc.

Question 11

connotation

Answer 11

~ the attitudes or emotional feelings that are conveyed through a word
~ influences the tone of a piece

Question 12

denotation

Answer 12

the literal, dictionary definition of a word

Question 13

biased vs unbiased writing

Answer 13

~ the writers feelings or prejudices that may be conveyed throughout the writing
~ bias can be both positive or negative
~ also consider whether biography is authorized or unauthorized

Question 14

voice

Answer 14

~ the distinct personality or style that distinguishes one writer’s work from another’s
~ it’s the way one writes; voice, in writing, is as natural as one’s speaking voice
~ your voice should be authentic, even if you borrow a sense of style from your favorite author

Question 15

syntax

Answer 15

~ the way the writer arranges words and phrases to create well-formed sentences
~ closely related to diction
~ diction is the words you choose, syntax is how you use them together in a sentence
~ helps to build the tone and mood

Question 16

logos

Answer 16

use of logic, data, statistics - the mind

Question 17

pathos

Answer 17

emotion, feeling - connotation/loaded language, tone

Question 18

ethos

Answer 18

speaker’s credibility - how does the speaker present himself?

Question 19

ethical appeal

Answer 19

right vs. wrong/justice

Question 20

formal language

Answer 20

elevate the diction/serious and important

Question 21

hyperbole

Answer 21

over-statement, exagerration

Question 22

parallelism

Answer 22

adds symmetry and balance

Question 23

rhetorical questions

Answer 23

produce agreement, not a reply

Question 24

alliteration

Answer 24

especially in speeches, use same first letter for many words in a row

Question 25

persuasive writing

Answer 25

a piece of work in which the writer tries to convince the reader that the writer's opinion is correct with regard to an issue, a problem, or a way of thinking

Question 26

biography

Answer 26

written by another about someone's life