Aice lang midterm

denotation

the literal or primary meaning of a word

connotation

an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.

Third person omniscient

The use of heat, she, or they to recount events or share the thoughts of more than one character

Third person Limited

The use of he, she, or they to recount events or share the thoughts of one character

That use of you as the main narrative voice.

First person narrative

The use of I, we when explaining ideas, experiences, or telling a story.

Exclamation

word or phrase that stand stands on its own, usually expressing surprise or emotion

determiner

A short word that helps specify a noun

Conjugation

A connective word that links parts of a sentence or sentences

Preposition

Describes the relationship between things and time, place and so on

Pronoun

Words that take place of a noun or noun phrases

Adverb

Describes the manner in which something is done

Adjective

Describes a noun

Describes an action or state.

Lexical verbs

express meaning

Auxiliary verbs

express times scales

Noun

Things idea, places and people which are divided into proper and common nouns.

Minor sentence

Grammatically incomplete sentence

Exclamatory sentence

expreses emotion

Imperative sentence

Directs or commands

Interrogative sentence

Asks a question

Declarative sentence

Makes a statement

Complex sentances

one or more main clause and one or more subordinate clause

Compound sentences

two or more main clause

Simple sentence

One main clause

Ima

visually descriptive or figurative language

Symbolism

When a particular event, image or even a person represents a larger idea

Personification

When a thing, idea or animals is given human attributes

Metaphor

Assumes a comparison without using like or as

Simile

When one thing is compared to another using like or as

Language

Words the author uses to convey his ideas

Diction

Word choice

Detail

logical or emotional appeal

Syntax

sentence structure

Figurative language

develops idea

Structure

The way a text is organized and ordered.

Common patterns

chronological

Shifts

in time, topic, perspective, pacing

features

Subheadings, bullet points, etc

Form

The shape and overall presentation of a text

Context

background information

Audience

who did the writer have in mind?

Purpose

The authors goal: to persuade, to inform, to entertain

Mood

The atmosphere or feeling created by text or elements of a text

Tone

The voice or level of feeling, closely linked to the mood created.

Descriptive writing

-literary texts
-key features: clear, physical, sensory detail that aims to draw the audience into the time and place that was being described; figurative language such as metaphor, simile, onomatopoeia, hyperbole - all to create strong imagery.

Narative writing

-literary texts
-key features: presented as prose, poetry, or drama; clear sense of action or direction; a deliberate perspective; characters experience conflict

Scripted speeches

-formal text
-key features: acknowledgment of the institution or context in which the speech is given by making appropriate things are greeting; rhetorical devices, such as repetition; the audience is listening to rather than reading the words.

Essay

-formal text
-key features: formal structure; clear evidence and strong sense of logic; using discord markers; thesis or statement

Biography, autobiography, memoir

-personal form
-biography is someone else's life; chronological; third person
-autobiography is writing about one own life; chronological; first person
-memoir is specific experience/event from one owns life; personal thoughts

Travel writing

-personal form
-key features: record of a trip in descriptive writer; can be personal or with a wider audience in mind; includes details about a specific location and it's culture

Diary

-personal form
-key features: usually private, meant for just the writer themselves; chronological record of experiences or events

Letter

-personal form
-key features: one specific person; placement of address; salutation/greeting; bodies last message; closing

Podcast

-Online form
-key features: audio, recording; episode; one or more; not usually scripted; can interview guest; likely plan ahead of time and edited afterwards; includes jingles, sound effects, turn-taking cues, and directly addressing the audience

Blog

-Online form
-key features: post on a central topic or set a related topic; like a public diary; chronological with most recent first; written in first person; uses images, hyper links, and tag; audience/followers can comment/interactive posts.

Review

-Journalistic
-offers an evaluation of a product or collection of products
-Personal but well informed
-often uses a jargon related to the type of product

Investigative journalism

-Journalistic
-gives in depth information about a topical issue that the journalist has discovered
-usually detached and formal; avoid sensationalist and emotional comment
-includes statistics, dates and times, images of documents, etc., as evidence

Article

-Journalistic
-explains the writers opinions are discussed as a topical issue
-personal and often chatty; varies according to the personality of the writer
-written in the first person

News story

-Journalistic
-describes the news events
-varies by publication but often neutral
-many complex sentences to fit in a lot of information

Editorial

-Journalistic
-presents the official opinion of the publication
-detached and formal
-written in the third person (can vary)

Leaflet

-commercial
-key features: headings, branding, simple, and clear text, and large images

Brochure

-commercial
-key features: headings, branding, simple, and clear text, and large images

Advertisment

-commercial
-key features: headings, branding, simple, and clear text, and large images