Vocab

• Definition of non - fiction

  Writing that us informative or factual in nature
• Definition of anecdote

  A short personal story
• Definition of pathetic fallacy

  Using the weather to describe the atmosphere of a story
• Definition of foil

  A character added into a story to emphasis or change the perspective of another character
• Definition of foreshadow

  Hinting something is about to happen later in a story
• Definition of asyndetic list

  A list with no connection
• Definition of statistic

  A numerical fact
• What are some literary techniques a writer might choose to use in a text?

  • Metaphor
  • Simile
  • Personification
  • Motif
  • Repetition
  • Listing
  • Alliteration
  • Onomatopoeia
• What is a metaphor?

  A comparison made without using 'like' or 'as'
• What is a simile?

  A comparison made using 'like' or 'as'
• What is personification?

  A type of imagery where non-human objects are given human characteristics
• What is repetition in literary techniques?

  Words, phrases, or ideas that are repeated for effect
• What is listing in literary techniques?

  A number of connected items written one after the other
• What is alliteration?

  The repetition of the same sounds at the beginning of words
• What is onomatopoeia?

  The sounds of words that express or underline their meaning