Nonfiction Terms Review

use of words that sound good but have little real effect

shorter piece of information that is related to the main topic or gives another point of view

act or think a certain way because others are doing so

short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident

shared attitudes, values, goals, and practices of an institution, organization, group, or country

use of words with strong connotations or associations

collection of memories that a person writes about during a specific period of time

list of titles of the parts of the book/document, organized in the order in which they appear

list at back of book explaining difficult words or expressions

brief explanation appended to an article, illustration, cartoon, or poster

use of a variety of communication techniques that create an appeal to a belief, opinion, or action

perspective from which a story is told

title, table of contents, captions, glossary, headings, etc.

a person's life story written by that person

text is written in paragraphs, bullet points, lists, etc.

effective persuasive speaking or writing

TV or radio program, or a movie, showing real events or information about a particular subject

alphabetical list of subjects with references as to where they occur

chronological, sequence/process, cause and effect, etc.

diagram of the sequence of movements or actions of people or things