9A Nonfiction Pre/Post Test

The choice of words which an author uses.

• diction

• purpose

• understatement

• biased

Any type of writing that has the primary purpose of providing information to the reader.

• expository writing

• editorial

• satire

• understatement

Words spoken by or between characters in a story.

• diction

• expository writing

• dialogue

• tone

Language not meant to be taken seriously exactly as it is written. It is usually symbolic.

• formal language

• literal language

• informal language

• figurative language

A category or type of literature. Literature is commonly divided into 4 major areas: Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, or drama

• allusion

• assembyly

• genre

• class

The person or persons for whom an author writes is called the ___________.

• crowd

• peers

• audience

• staff

An author usually writes to inform, to persuade, or to entertain. This is known as the author’s __________________.

• rhetorical device

• point of view

• purpose

• tone

Influenced or prejudiced against someone or something; favoring one point of view over another

• conflict

• diction

• memoir

• biased

A type of writing that ridicules (makes fun of) the foolishness and faults of individuals, institutions, society, or humanity in general. It uses humor to address a more serious issue.

• expository writing

• persuasive writing

• editorial

• satire

When an author writes about his/her own personal life experiences over a given period of his/her life.

• memoir

• autobiography

• editorial

• biography