What do you need to know about form and style?

Nonfiction is true to life stories of people, things, events and places.

Forms Personal Essay Expository Essay Auto Biography Memoir Biography

Diction: a writer’s choice of wordsTone: a writer’s attitude toward a

subject, a character, or the audience Figures of Speech

Mood: emotional atmosphere Imagery

"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!").

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.

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

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.