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| tells the MOST IMPORTANT things in your own words, like the main ideas and details |
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| letters added to the END of a word |
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| letters added to the BEGINNING of words |
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| how a passage makes the reader FEEL while reading (the feeling described or shown by the events) |
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| the intended reader; for whom the passage was written |
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| how a problem is SOLVED; a way to solve the conflict |
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| WHERE and WHEN a story takes place |
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| ORDER in which things happen |
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| comparison between two unrelated objects, USING 'like' or 'as' |
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| the comparison between two unrelated objects, NOT using the words 'like' or 'as' |
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| word endings that sound alike (fat, cat, sat) |
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| making an educated guess about what will happen |
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| two words at the top of a dictionary page; the first and last words on that page |
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| something a story teahes you; the messsage behind the story; the lesson the writer wants the reader to learn |
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| the events that happen in a story |
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| interruption of flow of a story to jump BACK to earlier events; vision of the PAST |
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| a hint of something that will happen in the future; a vision of the FUTURE |
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| different categories of writing (examples: poetry, biography, science fiction) |
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| a statement that overstates or embellishes the truth |
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| an opinion that makes a BLANKET STATEMENT about an entire group of people or things |
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| language that does not mean exactly what it says; used to convey images and feelings |
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| when a non-human thing is given human-like characteristics |
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| sound words; sound the way they are meant (examples: buzz, click...) |
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| the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of neigboring words in text |
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| an expression that does not mean literally what it says |
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| author uses one thing to REPRESENT another |
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| a story about a person, written by someone else |
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| an EXAGGERATED COMEDY that contains an absurd plot, ridiculous situations, and humorous dialogue |
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| a story about a person, written by that person |
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| a form of writing that has proper grammar and complete sentences |
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| a form of writing that might include slang, incomplete sentences, incorrect grammar |
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| the reason for writing a story |
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| the writer's ATTITUDE toward his/her subject |
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| a force against the main character; can be another character, society, or a force within the main character |
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| the main character in a story, play, or novel |
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| the techniques an author uses to create or develop the characters in a story |
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| story is written from the point of view of a character in the story (I, me, we...) |
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| the story is written by a character outside the story (he, she, they...) |
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| turning point of the story; main point of interest; ending of the story is determined at this point |
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| a character's struggle against an outside force (man vs man, man vs world) |
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| a struggle within a character (man vs. himself) |
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| words and phrases that appeal to the readers' senses; often used in poetry |
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| a story that takes place in an unreal or imaginary world |
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| fiction based on real or unreal scientific developments |
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| a story meant to be performed in front of a live audience |
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| divisions of a play/drama |
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| the words spoken by characters; the conversation |
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| twist of events; what happened was not expected |
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| (expository) gives information and explains |
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| convinces the reader to believe or do something |
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| describes person, place, thing, or event by using interesting and specific details |
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| the first sentence of a paragraph |
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| the type of order where things are placed |
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| the type of order that is written in the order that things happen (first, second, third...) |
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