Mrs. Raether's Literary Terms

A specific reason for writing such as to persuade, inform, describe, or tell a story is called

• author's purpose
• reading strategy
• making inferences
• making predictions

The way a writer sounds on the page as a result of their word choices and his or her sentence structure is called

• author's purpose
• genre
• voice/style
• attitude

The writer's attitude or feeling toward their subject is 

• genre
• setting
• mood
• tone

Writing that tells a story of real-life events is 

• expository
• narrative
• persuasive
• novel

A story about a person's life written by him/herself is called

• autobiography
• biography
• novel
• novella

A story about a person's life written by someone else is called a 

• biography
• autobiography
• essay
• novel

Writing that tells a writer's thoughts or feelings is

• reflective
• persuasive
• informative
• descriptive

Writing that informs or explains such as research reports or how-to pieces of writing are called

• expository
• persuasive
• essays
• reflective

Writing that convinces readers to act or think in a certain way is called

• persuasive
• informative
• reflective
• expository

Writing that uses sensory detail (the 5 senses) to help readers experience something is called

• descriptive
• expository
• persuasive
• reflective