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What is a "biography?"

Why do authors use literary language?

Literary Elements of Nonfiction

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Nonfiction literary terms

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Why do authors use literary language?
it makes writing more interesting
because it's easier
because their teachers told them to in school
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What is a "biography?"
A person's writing that describes his/her own life
A person's writing that describes another individual's life
3
Which describes an "analogy?"
uses comparisons to make an important point or connection
offers new insight/way of thinking about things
helps readers remember the most important parts of writing
4
What does "figurative language" do?
offers new insight/way of thinking about things
strengthens descriptions so reader understands better
a beginning of a writing that grabs the reader's attention
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Which describes "sensory language?"
offers new insight/way of thinking about things
strengthens descriptions so reader understands better
a beginning of a writing that grabs the reader's attention
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Which describes a "hook?"
uses comparisons to make an important point or connection
helps readers remember the most important parts of writing
a beginning of a writing that grabs the reader's attention
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What is an "autobiography?"
A person's writing that describes another individual's life
A person's writing that describes his/her own life
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What does "repetition" do?
strengthens descriptions so reader understands better
helps readers remember the most important parts of writing
uses comparisons to make an important point or connection