NONFICTION

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NONFICTION

• Literary Devices and Terms

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ANECDOTE

• A very brief account of a particular incident a
  little story
• Characteristics of anecdotes
• Often used to point out truths about life
• Can provide a welcome change of pace
• Can reveal something important about real-life
  people and events

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CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER

• The order in which events occurred

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IMAGERY

• Language that appeals to the senses and gives you
  a clear image in your mind.
• Sensory details
• Specific images that appeal to our senses of
  sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch.

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FORESHADOWING

• The use of clues to hint at what will come later
• We may not realize that clues were given until we
  reach the end of the story

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IRONY

• A contrast between expectation and reality
• SITUATIONAL IRONY
• What actually happens is the opposite of what is
  expected or appropriate

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DRAMATIC IRONY

• The reader knows something important that the
  characters/people involved dont know
• This type of irony can add to the enjoyment of a
  story, simply because it mimics real life and the
  surprises that we must often face.

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COMIC RELIEF

• Using a comic episode or element to ease
  emotional tension.
• Comic relief is authentic because real life mixes
  sadness with joy.

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COMIC RELIEF
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TONE

• The writers attitude toward the audience, the
  subject, or person.
• Tone is conveyed through the writers choice of
  words and details.
• Example
• I like your hair.

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SUBJECTIVE WRITING

• The writer adds his or her own personal opinions,
  feelings, and judgments

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OBJECTIVE WRITING

• Just the facts, maam.
• The writer reports only the facts
• The writer is invisible.