NON FICTION TEST Flashcards
(21 cards)
Thesis Statement
The major point of an essay, containing a subject and opinion about the subject
Authors Purpose
The reason why the author writes the essay
Essay Unity
The state when every sentence in the thesis statement goes back to the thesis
Subordination
The process of giving one idea less emphasized than another idea.
Rhetorical Question
It is a question that does not require an answer because it is obvious
9 Rhetorical Strategies
1) Description
2) Narration
3) Exemplification
4) Comparison/Contrast
5) Cause and Effect
6) Classification
7) Process Analysis
8) Argumentation
9) Definition
Style
The unique way an author presents his or her ideas
Coherence
The trait that creates an orderly logical pattern that is easy to understand
4 sentence STRUCTURES
1) Simple sentence
2) Compound sentence
3) Complex sentence
4) Compound-complex sentence
4 Sentence TYPES
1) Declarative sentence
2) Interrogative sentence
3) Imperative sentence
4) Exclamatory sentence
4 Types of Humor
Slapstick
Shared Experience
Hyperbole
Juxtaposition of Opposites
2 Methods of Developing Comparison or Contrast
1) Block Method
2) Point by Point method
4 Modes of Discourse
1) Exposition
2) Narration
3) Description
4) Argument/ Persuasion
6 Authors Purpose
- to Persuade
- to Inform
- to Entertain
- to Question
- to Elicit an emotional response
- to Ridicule
Modes of Discourse
A method the write uses to have a conversation with the reader
4 Essay Organization Methods
Chronological
Space order
Order of importance
One extreme to another
3 Forms of Intensifying
Repetition
Association
Composition
3 Forms of Downplaying
Omission
Diversion
Confusion
3 Rhetorical Appeals
Ethical Appeal
Emotional Appeal
Logical Appeal
3 Main Forms of Satire
Parody
Monologue
Narrative
2 Types of Satire
Horatian Satire
Juvenalian Satire
