ELA 10 // Comparing Genres: Biography and Editorial

Genre

A category or type of literature (or of art, music, etc.) characterized by a particular form, style, or content.

Simile

A comparison using "like" or "as"

Metaphor

A comparison without using like or as

Personification

A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes

misplaced modifier

A modifier that is not placed near the word it modifies

editorial

An article giving opinions or perspectives

gerund phrase

Begins with noun form of verb ending in -ing, plus any modifiers or complements

The following sentence has a dangling modifier. Carefully turning the pages, this book was sure to be exciting! Which revision corrects the sentence with the dangling modifier?

Carefully turning the pages, Liev realized that this book was sure to be exciting!

The following sentence has a misplaced modifier. Christine walked toward the playing field carrying her hockey stick. Which sentence places the modifier in the correct location?

Carrying her hockey stick, Christine walked toward the playing field.

Which underlined phrases are prepositional phrases?

I drove my car off the road to fix the flat tire. We took cover in the basement during the thunderstorm. We strapped on our goggles so we could see the fish under the surface.

purpose

One's intention or objective in a speech or piece of writing.

infinitive phrase

Phrases that begin with an infinitive. (to + simple form of the verb)

verbal phrase

Verb that acts like a noun, adjective, or adverb

prepositional phrase

a modifying phrase consisting of a preposition and its object.

adverbial phrase

a phrase that functions as an adverb. For example, After dinner, we went to the movies

adjectival phrase

a prepositional phrase that modifies a noun or pronoun

dangling modifier

a word or phrase apparently modifying an unintended word because of its placement in a sentence: e.g., 'when young' in 'when young, circuses appeal to all of us'

autobiographical contains

account of a person's life by that person subjective when about author's thoughts and feelings 1st person pov

biography contains

account of person's life by another person objective will have facts about said person 3rd person pov

autobiographical

dealing with the writer's own life

common purpose

gives everyone an understanding of the organization's reason for being

participle phrase

phrase that includes the participle, its modifier, and its objects; example: The child, FLASHING A MISCHIEVOUS SMILE, turned and walked away.

to analyze narrative techniques look at

setting, characters, dialogue, and structure

biography

story of a person's life written by another person

Enrique

traveled 1,600 miles to come to U.S