Types of Writing Expository Narrative Persuasive 1

Expository Explain an event or an concept 2

Narrative Tells a story (fiction) 3

Persuasive Try to persuade or convince you to do something 4

Genre The type of story Fiction Non-fiction 5

True, based on facts Earthquakes 6

Biography Story written about someone’s life 7

Autobiography Life story written by that same person 8

Fiction Not true, fake, not based in facts 9

Science fiction Takes place in the future 10

Historical fiction Fiction takes place in the past 11

Realistic fiction Type of fiction that could be real 12

Legend Story that keeps growing The legend of Sleepy Hollow 13

Myth Story about gods 14

Fable Story that teaches a lesson or moral Animals are usually the characters 15

Fairy tale Usually ends with “happily ever after” Cinderella 16

Fantasy Story that uses a lot of imagination Movie examples? 17

Author The person that writes a story 18

Narrator Someone who tells the story 19

Illustrator Draws the pictures or visuals for the story 20

characters People in the story 21

Setting Place and time of the story 22

conflict Problem in the story 23

climax The most exciting part of the story 24

Theme What the story is mainly about Big idea 25

Dialogue Where characters speak to one another; may often be used to substitute for exposition. Comics and plays 26

1 st person point of view Uses I and my and we and ours I We My Our 27

3 rd person point of view Uses his and her and they He She They Harold Esperanza 28

Voice Add some personality to your writing 29

Tone Tells the mood of the story 30

Visual/Illustration/Image A picture from the story 31

Summary Retell the main parts of the story 32

Chronological order/ Sequence Telling the story in the correct order

Figurative language/Figure of speech Use of language where the intended meaning differs from the actual literal meaning of the words themselves MetaphorSimile HyperbolePersonification OnomatopoeiaVerbal Irony Oxymoron 34

Metaphor Comparison that says one thing is something else Papa is a mule and won’t understand 35

Simile Comparison using like or as He is as blind as a bat 36

Hyperbole An exaggeration That was the fanciest birthday party in the world! 37

Personification Human traits for something not human 38

Onomatopoeia Sound effect words The tic-tac of the clock. 39

Verbal irony Where the meaning of a specific expression is, or is intended to be, the exact opposite of what the words literally mean. (Sarcasm is a tone of voice that often accompanies verbal irony, but they are not the same thing.) 40

Oxymoron A contradiction in terms. Romeo describes love using several oxymorons, such as “cold fire,” “feather of lead” and “sick health,” to suggest its contradictory nature. 41

Idiom Give different meanings to words and phrases Hey, Al. I was invited to be a judge for the Miss America Beauty Pageant! Oh, really? Come on, you're pulling my leg! No, honestly. Do you really think that I'm trying to fool you with a ridiculous story? Well, you've told me foolish stories before. I can assure you that this one is for real. It’s raining cats and dogs 42

Foreshadowing Where future events in a story, or perhaps the outcome, are suggested by the author before they happen 43

Symbolism/Imagery When words make pictures in your mind White-purity Red? 44

Added to the beginning of the word Re-read Pre-view Un-cover Prefix 45

Suffix Added to the end of the word Document-ation Publish-er Soft-en Child-ish 46

Synonym Same meaning Huge=massive Strange=bizarre 47

Antonym Opposites Colorful ≠ Colorless Unknown ≠ Famous 48

Homonym Sound the same spelled the same different meaning Rose The rose is beautiful Jesus rose from the death on the third day 49

Homophone Has the same sound but different spelling and meaning Red Read Blue Blew 50

Alliteration Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers Repeat the same sound at the beginning of the word. 51

Assonance The repetition of vowel sounds 52

Analyze Take apart; give reasons, piece by piece 53

Compare How are they alike and different? 54

Contrast What is different? 55

Infer Draw a conclusion 56

Trace Copy, follow the steps review. 57

Formulate Develop or create, come up with a plan 58

Describe Tell who, what, when, where and how. 59

Explain Tell what it means. Use who, what, when, where and how. 60

Summarize Tell it in your own words 61

Evaluate What do you think? Check it out! 62

Support Back it up! 63

Predict What will happen next 64

Predict Tells what happens next 65

Poetry Rhyme Blank verse Rhyme scheme Stanza Meter Repetition 66

Rhyme The similarity of ending sounds existing between two words Bid me to weep, and I will weep, While I have eyes to see; And having none, yet I will keep A heart to weep for thee. 67

Blank Verse Non-rhyming poetry, usually written in iambic pentameter. (Shakespeare) 68

Rhyme Scheme The sequence in which the rhyme occurs. The first end sound is represented as letter a, the second as b… Bid me to weep, and I will weep,a While I have eyes to see;b And having none, yet I will keepa A heart to weep for thee.b 69

Stanza A grouping of two or more lines of a poem in terms of length, metrical form, or rhyme scheme 70

Meter The recurrence of a pattern of stressed and understressed syllables. Charging down the King’s path steady / ~ / ~/ ~ /~8 A On to meet our death charge ready / ~ / ~ / ~ / ~8 A 71

Repetition The repeating of words, phrases, lines or stanzas. Love is a red, red rose. 72