Reading and Writing Review Flashcards

Flashcards for Reading and Writing Review

What is Discourse?

Any unit of connected speech; more than one sentence

What is Narration?

The description of an event occurring in chronological order.

What are the Elements of Narration?

Setting, Character, and Actions

What is Setting in Narration?

Answers the question 'When and Where'

What is Character in Narration?

Answers the question 'Who'

What are Actions in Narration?

Answers the questions 'What, Why, and How'

What are the Types of Narration?

Simple and Plotted

What is Simple Narration?

Deals with real events.

What is Plotted Narration?

Fictional and a product of the author’s invention.

What is Description?

Transmitting a mental image of particulars in a story.

What are the Patterns of Description?

Spatial, Vertical, Horizontal, Circular, Affective, Temporal

What is Spatial Description?

Describes how the subject occupies space.

What is Vertical Description?

Used when the subject is taller than it is wide.

What is Horizontal Description?

Moves from left to right or right to left.

What is Circular Description?

Used to describe a room, moving from a door and around back to the door.

What is Affective Description?

Describes the effect a person, place, or thing has on the writer.

What is Temporal Description?

Refers to narration.

What are the Kinds of Description?

Informative and Artistic

What is Informative Description?

Appeals to the intellect, focusing on details like color, size, shape, and function.

What is Artistic Description?

Aims to give pleasure by stimulating the imagination and emotion of the reader.

What is Exposition?

Used to explain information in a neutral tone.

What are the Patterns of Exposition?

Circumlocution, Narrative Interspersion, Recursion, Description, Sequence

What is Circumlocution?

Where the speaker discusses a topic, then diverts to a related topic.

What is Narrative Interspersion?

Where narrative is embedded within the expository text

What is Recursion?

Topic is restated using different words.

What is Description (as Pattern of Exposition)?

Describes a topic by listing.

What is Sequence (as Pattern of Exposition)?

Lists events in order.

What is Comparison?

Explaining how two or more things are alike and/or different.

What is Cause and Effect?

Lists causes and effects.

What is Problem and Solution?

Where the author states a problem and offers solutions.

What is the Topic Sentence?

Introduces the main idea in an interesting way.

What is the Support in an Expository Paragraph?

Presents details to support the first point.

What are the types of Exposition of a Process?

How-to-do-it, How-it-works, How-it-is-organized, and How-did-it-happen

What are the components of Exposition of an Abstract Term?

Term, Genus, and Differentia

What is the Term component?

Names the word to be defined.

What is the Genus component?

Names the class or concept to which the term belongs.

What is the Differentia component?

Differentiate the characteristics from others belonging to the same class.

What are the Kinds of Character Sketches?

Individual Sketch and Type Sketch

What are the Kinds of Essays?

Formal Essay and Informal Essay

What are the Kinds of Criticism?

Historical Criticism, Criticism by Use of Standards, and Impressionistic or Personal Criticism