nonfiction literary terms
IDEA
1.OBJECTIVES
not influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing facts
example : lawyer,
subjective
based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions
example : a simile
sweet as a honeybee
roar like a lion
bias
prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another
example : when somebody shows or acts different around somebody else
Credible/ Valid
believable/ having a sound basis in logic or fact
example : scientist
Counterargument
argument or reasoning put forward to oppose an idea or theory developed in another argument
examle :students
Fallacy
a mistaken belief, esp. one based on unsound argument
examle : parents and kids
tone
the general attitude of a piece of writing
example : book
theme
an idea that pervades a work of literature
example : story
point of view
a particular attitude or way of considering a matter
example: first,second,third point of view
1. First person point of view involves the use of either of the two pronouns “I” and “we”.
- “I felt like I was getting drowned with shame and disgrace.”
2. Second person point of view employs the pronoun “you”.
- “Sometimes you cannot clearly discern between anger and frustration.”
3. Third person point of view uses pronouns like “he”, “she”, “it”, “they” or a name.
- “Mr. Stewart is a principled man. He acts by the book and never lets you deceive him easily.”
Emontial appeal
attempt to persuade the reader through and appeal to emotions,
morals, or values
example: the introduction of a book
logical appeal
attempt to persuade the reader based on statistics and facts;
reasoning
example:adds
like hello citizens come and get your flu shot and not the flu
RhetoricalQuestion
asked in order to produce an effect or to make a statement rather than to elicit
information
example : telling a kid they've grown
are u forreal???