Literary Terms Matching

the way you present and make your views convincing or attractive to your audience

is writing that presents facts and information

is prose writing that is based on facts, real events, and real people, such as biography or history

reflects the writer’s attitude toward the subject matter or audience of a literary work

is the main argument or point of view of an essay, nonfiction piece or narrative

is the form of prose that describes imaginary events and people

figure of speech that makes a comparison by relating one thing to another unrelated thing without using "like" or "as"

is writing that is persuasive

is the central idea, message, or point of a story, essay, or narrative

is words or phrases that are meaningful, but not literally true

refers to the emotional response that the writer wishes to evoke in the reader through a story

is when phrases in a sentence have similar or the same grammatical structure

is a literary term where you use “like” or “as” to compare two different things

is the act of creating and describing characters in literature

is a kind of metaphor in which you describe an inanimate object, abstract thing, or non-human animal in human terms

is the sequence of events that make up a story, whether it’s told, written, filmed, or sung

is word choice and phrasing in any written or spoken text

is a formal address or discourse delivered to an audience

is collecting and presenting evidence, allowing the reader to make an informed decision regarding the topic