Roots 8 words from writing

Week 8

Edit-v. to revise or rework a piece of writing

Edit- v. correcting for errors

Genre n. term for a type or style;

Genre in literature

• Short story• Poetry• Novel• Romance, mystery, science fiction

genre

Irony n. incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs

Irony- witty language

Satire n. witty language in writing• Satire- witty language in writing that criticizes

human weakness in order to change it; cutting wit.

satire

Plagiarize v.

• To steal or copy the words or ideas of another and pass them off as one’s own.

Plagiarize- to steal or copy