| Term | Definition |
|---|
| objective | report facts and try to screen out opinions, bias, or prejudice |
| subjective | present personal opinions about the facts |
| diary | story of a persons life; writer wants to share what he/she learned from events |
| autobiography | story of a person's own life; writer wants to share what he/she learned from events |
| biography | account of another's life; writer bases report on records of what the other people did |
| personal recollection | like an autobiography, but short and concentrated on one event |
| subject | main character |
| exposition | to explain or inform; to define; to clarify an idea |
| description | purpose is to describe another person, place, thing, or event--establishes a mood or stirs an emotion |
| narration | tells about a series of events, usually in chronological order |
| persuasion | uses evidence to convince a reader of an opinion |
| tone | writer's attitude toward his or her subject matter |
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