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| A question that asks a responder to draw a conclusion |
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| A verb that is usually introduced by to. The infinitive may be used as a noun or a modifier |
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| The process or result of changing the form of a word to express a syntactic function without changing the word's grammatical class, as run to ran or runs |
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| Works of nonfiction such as transcripts, reports or journals |
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| A sentence that asks a question or makes an inquiry |
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| The rise and fall of a voice pitch |
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| The recognition of the difference between reality and appearance |
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| An exception to a linguistic pattern or rule, as good, better, best are exceptions to the usual -er, -est pattern of comparatives and superlatives in English |
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| The systematic use of sounds, signs and symbols as a method of communication |
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| The vantage point in which a narrator tells the story in the third person but often confines himself or herself to what is experienced, thought and felt by a single or limited number of characters |
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| The actual meaning of a word or a phrase |
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| A component of a piece of literature such as plot or setting in a story |
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| The gist of a passage; the central thought; the chief topic of a passage expressed or implied in a word or phrase |
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| A means of communication, especially of mass communication, such as books, newspapers, magazines, radio, television, motion pictures and recordings |
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| A figure of speech in which an implied comparison is made between two unlike things |
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| An extended speech in a drama or a narrative that is presented by one character |
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| The feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for a reader |
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| One of the four traditional forms of composition in speech and writing that tells a story or gives an account of something, dealing with sequences of events and experiences, though not necessarily in strict order |
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| A delicate shade of difference |
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| The vantage point in which a narrator is removed from the story and knows everything that needs to be known |
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