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Flashcards by Niat Habtemariam, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Niat Habtemariam
almost 11 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| author's purpose | the reason for an author's writing Examples: to entertain, to inform, to share, to persuade, to reveal a truth about life (to send a message). |
| author's viewpoint | refers to the author's opinion, ideas of what is important, or attitude toward a topic or subject. |
| author's perspective | how the author feels about something; their view opinion or feelings. |
| author's tone | the approach an author takes toward a topic; author's attitude. |
| author's style | the author's attitude as reflected in the format of the author's written expression. |
| figurative language | Writing or speech that is used to create vivid impressions by illustrating a meaning |
| alliteration | the repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of words. |
| idiom | an expression that is peculiar to one language and means something different from the literal meaning of its words |
| hyperbole | an extreme exaggeration or overstatement that a writer uses for emphasis |
| metaphor | a figure of speech comparing to unlike things without using "like" or "as" |
| simile | a comparison of two unlike things using the words "like" or "as" |
| onomatopoeia | sound effects Example:buzz, crash, etc. |
| personification | a figure of speech of which a nonhuman thing is given human characteristics |
| static character | changes very little in the story, usually play a minor role in the story |
| text structure | cause and effect, compare and contrast, sequence, problem and solution, main idea and details (description), chronological order (time order) |
| bandwagon (persuasive technique) | "everyone" agrees or participates; tries to persuade everyone to join in and do the same thing |
| testimonial (persuasive technique) | words of an expert or famous person |
| emotional (persuasive technique) | evoke positive feelings toward the reader |
| repetition (persuasive technique) | repeated words or phrases |
| subjective | writing full of opinion |
| objective | writing full of facts |
| syntax | the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences |
| Clichés | Sayings that are used too often |
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