Nonfiction Vocab Review

What is a form of autobiographical writing in which a person recalls one significant event and writes about it?

• Autobiography

• Expository Essay

• Memoir

• Essay

The writer’s judgment or opinion that is conveyed about a particular person, position, concept or thing.

• Alliteration

• Bias

• Exemplification

• Repetition

Which term best describes the technique in which a sound, word, phrase, or line is repeated for effect or emphasis?

• Alliteration

• Repetition

• Extended Metaphor

• Chronological Order

Which of the following terms is best described as a brief composition on a single subject that presents personal views of the author, are usually found in newspapers and magazines?

• Autobiography

• Memoir

• Extended Metaphor

• Essay

Which is an account of a writer’s entire life written in first-person point of view?

• Autobiography

• Memoir

• Extended Metaphor

• Essay

Which term describes the process of showing or illustrating a concept by providing examples?

• Essay

• Exemplification

• Tone

• Bias

Which term best describes when a writer verbalizes their ideas and opinions for an audience?

• Memoir

• Essay

• Autobiography

• Speech

Which form of nonfiction writing is an account of a person's life written by another person?

• Essay

• Memoir

• Biography

• Autobiography

Which term is defined as objective details included by an author that can be proven true?

• Fact

• Essay

• Opinion

• Repetition

Which term is defined as subjective details included by an author that express a preference?

• Fact

• Essay

• Opinion

• Repetition