Nonfiction Literary Terms

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Across
  1. 4. Words Primary unit of a word; can have prefix, suffix, or both
  2. 5. To give information about a particular topic; to explain why something is important
  3. 6. group of letters attached to the end of a root word to change its meaning
  4. 7. Grammatical element combined with a root to produce a new word; prefix or suffix
  5. 9. Tells the similarities and differences between topics
  6. 11. a cause and what happens as a result
  7. 12. Provides details, examples, and descriptions of a topic
  8. 14. To tell a story that the reader would enjoy or makes the reader laugh
  9. 15. The author’s reason for writing (persuade, inform, or entertain)
Down
  1. 1. Vocabulary that pertains to a certain school subject
  2. 2. To convince others to feel a particular way about a topic
  3. 3. group of letters place before the root ward and has its own meaning
  4. 8. The attitude of the author toward the audience or characters
  5. 10. Tells a story
  6. 13. the order of events, or steps in a process