LIT COMP LITERARY TERMS REVIEW
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 ESSAY | A SHORT NONFICTION WORK ABOUT A PARTICULAR SUBJECT |
| EXPOSITORY | WRITING OR SPEECH THAT EXPLAINS, DESCRIBES, OR DEFINES A SUBJECT TO THE READER |
| DESCRIPTIVE | A PORTRAIT IN WORDS OF A PERSON; A PLACE OR AN EVENT |
| NARRATIVE | A STRONG STORY TOLD IN FICTION, NON-FICTION, POETRY OR DRAMA |
| DICTION | REFERS TO AN AUTHOR'S CHOICE OF WORDS |
| EDITORIAL | AN ARTICLE IN A PUBLICATION EXPRESSING THE OPINONS OF THE PUBLISHER |
| IMAGERY | DESCRIPTION OR FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE; IT MAKES THE READER SEE A PICTURE OF THE ITEM DESCRIBED |
| TONE | THE WRITERS ATTITUDE |
| MOOD | THE FEELING CREATING AND SUGGESTED BY DESCRIPTIVE DETAILS |
| PURPOSE | THE OBJECT TOWARDS WHICH ONE STRIVES FOR; THE REASON IT WAS WRITTEN |
| AUTOBIOGRAPHY | Story of a person's life written by that person |
| BIOGRAPHY | story of a person's life written by another person |
| MEMOIR | A NARRATIVE OF EXPERIENCES THE WRITER HAS LIVED THROUGH |
| DIARY | A PERSONAL RECORD |
| REFLECTIVE | a piece of writing that gives considered thought to something |
| OBJECTIVE | NON-FICTION THAT ONLY PRESENTS CONCRETE DETAILS; NO PERSONAL BIAS IS INCLUDED |
| SUBJECTIVE | NON FICTION THAT IS INFLUENCED BY PERSONAL FEELINGS |
| PERSUASIVE | WRITING THAT TRIES TO CONVINCE THE READER OF SOMETHING |
| PATHOS | WRITING THAT AROUSES FEELINGS/EMOTIONS |
| ETHOS | THE DISPOSITION, CHARACTERS, OR ATTITUDE, an appeal based on the character/reputation/ credibility of the speaker. |
| LOGOS | WRITING THAT APPEALS TO LOGIC OR REASON |
| COUNTERARGUMENT | an argument offered in opposition to another argument |
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