| A | B |
|---|
| Author's purpose | the reason the author wrote this piece |
| To inform | a piece of writing that gives facts and information |
| Essay | a piece of writing that conveys a single idea or theme |
| How to | a piece of writing that explains how to do something |
| Biography | a work of non-fiction about someone written by someone else |
| Autobiography | a work of non-fiction written by the author about themself |
| Letters | writing used to communicate information or ideas to someone else |
| Simile | a comparison of unlike object using like, as or resembles |
| Metaphor | a comparison of unlike objects that does not use like or as |
| Figurative Language | words that writers use in unique ways to state ideas in vivid and imaginative ways |
| Hyperbole | exagerration |
| Alliteration | the repetition of consonant sounds in a line or sentence |
| Onomatopoeia | words that represent sounds |
| Sensory Language | Language that appeals to the five senses |
| Personification | giving human qualities to inanimate objects |
