Nonfiction Vocab

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Match the definition: to influence or change something

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affect

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Writing about real people, places, and events.

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nonfiction

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Match the vocab word: central idea

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a one-sentence statement that sums up the most important ideas of a speech

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Match the vocab word: Metaphor

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A comparison without using like or as

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A simile is a comparison _________ like or as

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using

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Match the definition: Give an account of the differences between two (or more) items or situations.

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contrast

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Match the definition: The reason the author has for writing (Inform, persuade, entertain).

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author's purpose

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Match the vocab word: memoir

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an autobiographical form of writing about specific personal experiences

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Match the vocab word: point of view

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the perspective from which a story is told (1st, 2nd, or 3rd person)