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English MDTM Part II
This includes the terms in the second part of the English midterm.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Truth | What confirms fact and reality. It may be either objective or subjective depending upon the person’s point of view. |
| Objective Truth | The author presents situations or the character’ thought, feelings, and actions in a detached, noncommittal manner. |
| Subjective Truth | he author incorporates personal experiences into their writing or projects into the narrative their personal disposition, judgment, values, and feelings. |
| Bias | When an author prejudices the audience in favor of one side of an issue by not covering the topic fairly. This concept should be avoided in non-fiction writing |
| Theme | The idea, universal truth, or commentary on life or people emphasized by a literary work |
| Exposition | Writing intended to make clear or explain something which might otherwise be difficult to understand. |
| Point of Veiw | This concept is the relative position or angle from which a thing is seen or a question is considered. |
| Tone | The feeling conveyed by the author’s attitude toward their subject and by the particular way in which they write about it. Voice: A term used in a discussion or style to identify the person of personality speaking in a literary work |
| Voice | A term used in a discussion or style to identify the person of personality speaking in a literary work. |
| Analogy | A comparison of two or more similar object which suggest that if they are alike in certain aspects, they will probably be alike in other ways as well. |
| Generalization | A general principle or conclusion which is drawn from an examination of details. |
| Autobiography | An account of a person’s life written by themself. |
| Biography | An account of a person’s life written by someone else. |
| Diary | A personal, daily account of an individual’s experiences and feelings. |
| Documentary | An authoritative and artistic (usually film) presentation which depicts the facts about an event or social, historical, or cultural phenomenon |
| Essay | A fairly short nonfiction selection in which the author expresses their thoughts and feelings on any subject they chose to discuss. |
| Formal Essay | A relatively impersonal essay in which the author writes an authority and expounds on the subject in an orderly way. |
| Personal Essay | The author assumes a tone of intimacy with their audience, tends to deal with everyday things rather than with public affairs or specialized topics, and writes in a relaxed, self-revelatory, and often whimsical fashion. |
| History | A recording of past events, persons, and places. |
| Journal | A record of experiences, ideas, or reflections kept regularly for private use. |
| Journalism | Records and presents topics of current interest to the public through news media; journalists present facts and describe situations without attempting to interpret them. |
| News Story | Is a factual recording of current events, persons and places and appears in the newspaper or magazine; it answers the questions, “Who? What? When? Why? Where? How?”. |
| Editorial | An article in a newspaper or magazine that gives the editor’s or author’s point of view. |
| Memoir | Taken from a private diary or journal, it is the day-to-day record of events in a person’s life, written for personal use and pleasure. It tells of the people and events that the author has known or witnessed. |
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