E2 Literary Nonfiction

​What are some of your favorite foods?

Literary Nonfiction

By Samantha Snow

​What is Literary Nonfiction?

Literary = story

​

Non- fiction​ = NOT Fake

(R E A L)​

So...

​Literary nonfiction tells a true/real story. It gives real information in story-form. It is like a story because it has story-like elements.

​

​

​

​What are some elements that make a text a story?

​What are story-like elements?

• Characters

• Setting

• Plot

• ​Conflict

• Theme​

Literary Nonfiction

​

Some examples of Literary Nonfiction are

biographies, autobiographies, and memoirs.

​

​Look at these two paragraphs;
what is the most significant difference between the two texts?

Sensory Language

​What is sensory language?

​Sensory language is used in stories by the authors so the story can sound interesting. Authors include sensory language in their writing to help the reader engage with the story and paint a picture in their head by appealing to the five senses.

Our Five Senses

The author includes sensory language related to our senses (smell, sight, hear, taste, touch).

​

Sensory language is descriptive.

​

Sensory language helps us paint a picture (imagery) in our head about what we are reading.

Open Ended

Pick 2 lines from the story that include sensory language. (see, hear, taste, touch, smell)

Multiple Choice

Read the paragraph then pick your answer for question 1.

• A

• B

Multiple Choice

Read the paragraph and pick the best answer for question 2.

• F

• G

Multiple Choice

Which metaphor from the poem gives an idea of the setting?

• F. midnight sun

• G. blood run cold

• H. mushing our way

Multiple Choice

Read the following quote "Talk of your cold! through the parka's fold it stabbed like a driven nail"

What is the effect of the simile in this line of poetry?

• A. It shows how some men died.

• B. It explains that the men couldn't move.

• C. It emphasizes the freezing conditions.

Multiple Choice

The author includes information about the other runners primarily to —

• describe the hazards of the trail's switchbacks

• contrast the different effects altitude can have

Multiple Choice

The author uses a gazelle as a metaphor to show her —

• speed and athletic ability at the race's end

• difficulty in navigating the trail's switchbacks

Multiple Choice

The author's description of Walden Pond suggests that it is —

• the author's favorite place to fish

• untouchable by human activity

• an undiscovered treasure

Multiple Choice

The author uses the metaphor of a mirror to illustrate how--

• still the lake is

• colorful the scenery is

• deep the lake is