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Vocabulary/Unit 1

Tone The attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3TZGZn5VwA

Mood A literary element that evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions

Chronological Order Events in a story arranged in the order that they happen

Flashback A part of the story that describes something that happened in the past https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5OfSami1jA

Allusion A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWInVqNDIEU

Foreshadowing Hinting that something will occur later in the story

Biography An account of someone’s life written by someone else

Autobiography The biography of a person written by that person

Memoir A record of events written by a person having personal knowledge or observation