| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Autobiography | is a form of nonfiction in which a writer tells his or her own life story |
| Biography | a form of nonfiction in which a writer tells the life story of another person |
| Connotation | of a word is the set of ideas associated with it in addition to its explicit meaning |
| Denotation | of a word is its dictionary meaning, independent of other associations that the word may have |
| Description | a portrait in words of a person, place, or object |
| Essay | a short nonficition work about a particular subject |
| Descriptive Essay | seeks to convey an impression about a person, place, or object |
| Narrative Essay | tells a true story |
| Expository Essay | gives information, discusses ideas, or explains a process |
| Persuasive Essay | tries to convince reader to do something or to accept the writer's point of view |
| Visual Essay | an exploration of a topic that conveyes its ideas through visual elements as well as language |
| Nonfiction | prose writing that presents and explains ideas or tells about real people, places, ideas, or events |
| Paradox | a statement that seems contradictory but that actually may be true |
| Subjective writing | writing based on author's opinions |
| Objective writing | writing based on facts only |
Combine with other sets
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