Form and style (9)
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This document discusses various elements of nonfiction form and style including different nonfiction genres, diction, tone, mood, figures of speech, and techniques for analyzing author's purpose and meaning. It provides examples of metaphors, similes, and hyperbole, and describes analyzing a work's purpose, reading aloud, visualizing details, and making generalizations.
Form and style (9)
- 1. What do you need to know about form and style?
- 2. Nonfiction is true to life stories of people, things, events and places. Forms Personal Essay Expository Essay Auto Biography Memoir Biography
- 3. Diction: a writer’s choice of words Tone: a writer’s attitude toward a subject, a character, or the audience Figures of Speech Mood: emotional atmosphere Imagery
- 4. "falling in love“ "racking our brains“ "climbing the ladder of success" metaphors comparison of two unlike things (A heart of stone) (Reality is an enemy) (He has the heart of a lion) similes comparison using like or as ("light as a feather") hyperbole to emphasize a point ("I'm starving!").
- 5. He fumed and charged like an angry bull. He fell down like an old tree falling down in a storm. He felt like the flowers were waving him a hello. The eerie silence was shattered by her scream. He could hear his world crashing down when he heard the news about her.
- 7. Analyzing Author’s Purpose What is the author trying to tell me? How do I feel as I read this work? ▪ Entertained ▪ Viewpoint for persuasion What effect do the details have on me? Reading Aloud and Paraphrasing Read the passage out loud Put in your own words what you just read
- 8. Visualizing Look for wording that appeals to the five senses Close your eyes: ▪ Her apron was gray and greasy. Her blouse had bits of breakfast all over it, toast-crumbs and tea stains and splotches of dried egg-yolk. Making Generalizations Broad statements This writer’s style is engaging and suitable for readers of all ages.