Literary Terms: Units 1 & 3 (nonfiction)
1. Nonfiction
2. Central idea
3. Functional texts
4. Literary nonfiction
5. Claim (thesis)
6. Author’s purpose
7. Statement of fact
8. Expert opinion
9. Examples
10. Personal observations
11. Anecdote
12. Analogy
13. Essay
14. Point of view (perspective)
15. Speech
16. Structure
17. Style
18. Rhetorical devices
19. Tone
20. Expository essay
21. Persuasive essay
22. Argumentative essay
23. Reflective essay
24. Narrative essay
25. Descriptive essay
26. Address (speech)
27. Lecture (speech)
28. Talk (speech)
29. Sermon (speech)
30. Presentation (speech)
31. Extemporaneous speech
32. Statistics
33. Descriptions
34. Reasons
35. Chronological order
36. Spatial order
37. List organization
38. Comparison-and-contrast organization
39. Cause-and-effect organization
40. Problem-and-solution organization
41. Repetition
42. Parallel structure
43. Restatement
44. Rhetorical questions
45. Imagery
46. Figurative language
47. Figures of speech
48. Simile
49. Metaphor
50. Personification
51. Tone
52. Syntax
53. Diction
54. Connotation
55. Denotation
56. Bias
57. Oration (speech)
58. Narrative essay
59. Inductive reasoning
60. Deductive reasoning
61. Summarize
62. Persuasive compositions
63. Slogans and saws
64. Analytic essay
65. Interpretive essay
66. Appeals of authority (testimonials)
67. Appeals to reason (fact based)
68. Emotional appeals (ethos, pathos,
logos)
69. Appeals to shared values (plain folk)
70. Fact vs opinion
71. Fallacy
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