| A | B |
|---|
| genre | type or category of literature |
| autobiographical | the story of the writer's own life, told by the writer |
| author's style | a manner of writing; it involves how something is said rather than what is said |
| author's purpose | the writer's reason for creating a particular work; to inform/explain; to persuade; to entertain; to express an opinion |
| narrative | any writing that tells a story |
| memoir | a first-person recollection of an experience or event |
| main idea | a writer's principal message |
| supporting details | evidence from the text that validates the main idea |
