Non Fiction Terms – Flashcards
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Analyze
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This is to separate a whole into its parts.
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Argumentation
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This is the kind of writing that tries to persuade readers to accept an author's opinions.
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Assonance
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This is the repetition of vowel sounds followed by different consonants in two or more stressed syllables.
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Author's Purpose
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This is the reason for creating written work.
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Believability
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This is the ability to trust something as true or credible.
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Bias
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This is a prejudice that is leaning toward a positive or negative judgment on something; a personal judgment or opinion about a particular person, position, or thing.
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Bibliography
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This is a list of written works or other sources on a particular subject.
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Bold Print
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This is done to part of a text to makes it stand out as a darker, sharper image. It is an organizational feature to locate specific information.
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Chart
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A type of diagram that represents large amounts of information graphically, to make it more understandable.
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Chronological Order
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(Time Order) Events are arranged in the order in which they happened
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Circular
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When two ideas are used to prove each other, we call this ________ reasoning
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Clarify
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This is to clear up or to make information more understandable: to explain.
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Connotation
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This refers to the feelings and associations that go beyond the dictionary definition of a word.
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Context
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This is the framework of meaning which surrounds a specific word, sentence, idea, or passage.
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Cultural Setting
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This is the phrase for the set of values, beliefs, and opinions shared by a group and surrounding the author at the time of her writing.
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Denotation
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This is the dictionary definition of a word.
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Detail
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This is a piece of information that is used to support a main idea.
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Diction
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This is the writer's choice of words, including the vocabulary used, the appropriateness of the words, and the vividness of the language.
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Directions
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These are the instructions that tell how to do something.
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Dramatic Irony
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This is when the audience or the readers know something that the characters do not know.
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Either-Or Fallacy Technique
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This propaganda technique is also called "black-and-white thinking" because only two choices are given. You are either for something or against it; there is no middle ground or shades of gray. It is used to polarize issues, and negates all attempts to find a common ground.
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End Rhyme
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This is the repetition of similar sounds that comes at the ends of lines of poetry.
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Evaluate
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This is to judge, place a value on, or rank a piece of writing or speaking.
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Evidence
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This is information that supports a generalization.
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Explicit Directions
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Directions that are clearly stated step-by-step within a passage.
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Fact
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This is a statement that can be proved to be true or false. It is not an opinion.
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Fallacious Reasoning
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This is reasoning based on false or invalid arguments.
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Fallacy
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This is a false or mistaken idea or statement.
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Figurative Language
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This goes beyond the literal meanings of words to create special effects or feelings
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Font
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This is a production element or text feature that is a design for a set of characters. This term includes a typeface,such as Times New Roman, and different sizes and styles.
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Footnote
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This is a reference, explanation, or comment placed below the text on a printed page
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Foreword
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This is a short, separated introduction to a book, usually written by the author.
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Glossary
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This is a list found in the back of a book that gives definitions of unusual or hard words found in the text.
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Graphic
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A picture, image or visual representation of information or ideas is called a ______.
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Graphic Organizer
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This is a pictorial way of representing knowledge. It is used to help organize ideas and present information.
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Graphic Source
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This is a visual piece of information.
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Heading
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This is a title or subtitle at the beginning of a chapter, section, or unit of a text.
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Historical Context
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The setting and circumstances in which a literary work is written or an event occurs.
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Imagery
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This is the use of language that appeals to the five senses--touch, taste, smell, hearing, and sight.
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Index
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This is an alphabetical list of items contained in a printed work. It is located in the back of the printed work and gives page numbers where items may be found in the work.
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Inference
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This is reading between the lines. It is taking something that you read and putting it together with something that you already know to make sense of what you read.
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Informational Text
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This is a type of real-world writing that presents material that is necessary or valuable to the reader.
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Internal
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When words within a line of poetry have the same sounds, it is called ______ rhyme.
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Introduction
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This is the beginning of a written work that explains what will be found in the main part.
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Irony
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This is the contrast between appearance and reality or what is expected and what actually happens.
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Italics
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These should be used in lieu of underlining. Do this to most titles of printed material and names of airplanes, trains and automobiles.
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Layout
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This is the physical arrangement of a text and graphics on a page; and includes such elements as the ratio between graphics and text, the fonts and font sizes used, and the placement of text and graphics in relation to white spaces.
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Literary Device
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A type of tool or strategy to enhance an author's style
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Loaded Language
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These are words that have strong emotional associations.
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Logical Fallacy
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This is a part of an argument that is flawed and makes the argument invalid, an error in reasoning
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Logical Order
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This refers to the way that ideas and details are arranged in a piece of writing
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Major Detail
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This is a detail which is of great importance to the subject matter of the piece of writing in which it occurs. Missing it would make it almost impossible to understand what is being read.
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Minor Detail
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This is a detail in a piece of writing which is of some interest to the reader, but is not central or important to the subject matter and can be missed without making it hard to understand what is being read.
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Onomatopoeia
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This is the use of words that sound like the noises they describe.
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Opinion
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This is a statement that reflects a writer's belief about a topic , and it cannot be proved.
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Order Of Importance
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This is used when details are organized by degree of impact.
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Organization
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In writing, this is the trait of order, structure and presentation of information; It is the writing trait which measures logical sequencing of ideas, details, or events.
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