Addressing a person who is either dead or absent when the utterance is made.

Lucid and detailed description; hear the sounds, smell the aromas, and see the sights of the surroundings of our subject.

It takes us to a place in space and in time. In a successful story, that place becomes a small universe on its own, consistent in itself.

Whether the story is told in the first, or third person.

It is a literary technique that refers to the use of symbols or representations in both fiction and nonfiction.

It is a literary device that is meant to infuse more life into one’s writing.

Kinds: verbal and situational.

A question that is not meant to be answered because the answer is obvious.

Substitution of a word/phrase for an idea to which it is closely related

One should imagine the characters themselves speaking to each other.

This becomes more interesting and animated with the use of dialogue.

A kind of irony which an utterance contradicts the reality of the given situation.

A kind of verbal where an event is the opposite of what one intended.

Mabini, Bonifacio, Rizal, let your guiding spirits influence our leaders in this time of great crisis.

What figure of speech is used in the sentence?

Comparison involves making references to a famous fictional or historical figure, event, or idea

A kind of narrative that deals with the life of a person.

About popular figures, like heroes or celebrities.

A creative nonfiction work that centers on the life of the narrator himself/herself.

In an autobiography, It borrows some of the literary strategies and devices of fiction. What are those?

This creative nonfiction work does NOT only revolve around events but it incorporates the narrator’s personal thoughts and feelings.

This is closely related to magazine and newspaper writing.