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1.Genre: a category in which a work of literature is classified. Major categories are fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama
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2.Fiction: tells an imaginary story
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3.Fable: a brief tale told to illustrate a moral or teach a lesson
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4.Myth: a traditional story that attempts to answer basic questions about human nature, origins of the world, mysteries of nature, and social customs.
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5.Legend: a story handed down from the past about a specific person, usually someone of heroic accomplishments
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6.Tall Tale: a humorously exaggerated story about impossible events, often involving the supernatural abilities of the main character.
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7.Folktale: a story that has been passed down from generation to generation by word of mouth. They may be set in the distant past and involve supernatural events.
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8.Nonfiction: writing that tells about real people, places, and events. Written to convey factual information.
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9.Drama: a form of literature meant to be performed by actors or read out loud in front of an audience. The character’s dialogue and actions tell the story.
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10.Poetry: a type of literature in which words are carefully chosen and arranged to create certain effects.
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11.Act: a major division within a play, similar to a chapter in a book.
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12. Scene: an episode of the play’s plot
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13.Stage direction: the instructions to the actors, directors, and stage crew.
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14.Dialogue: written conversation between two or more characters. It is the primary way stories are told in drama.
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15.Monitor: checking your comprehension as you read. It includes questioning, clarifying, visualizing, predicting, connecting, and rereading.
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16.Inferences: a logical guess that is made based on facts and one’s own knowledge and experience.
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17.Connect: relating the content of a text to your own knowledge and experience. Text to text, text to self, & text to world.
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18.Clarify: a strategy to help understand or make clear what is being read.
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19.Recall: remember something
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20.Evaluate: to examine something carefully and to judge its value or worth. Forming an opinion about the value of an entire work.
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21.Predict: making a reasonable guess about what will happen next.
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22.Visualize: forming a mental picture based on the written or spoken information.
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23.Summarize: briefly retell the main ideas of a piece
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24.Cause: an event that makes another event happen
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25.Effect: an event that is the result of another even
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26.Contrast: to identify differences
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27.Compare: to identify similarities
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28.Analyze: to study or examine something carefully
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29. Synthesize: putting together facts, details, and ideas from different sources
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30. Purpose: reason for reading a text. Looking at the text’s title, headings, and illustrations to guess what it might be about.
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31. Chronological Order: the arrangement of events by their order of occurrence.
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32.Main idea: central or most important idea about a topic that a writer or speaker conveys. It may be suggested by the details.
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33.Details: gives more information events, reasons, facts, statistics, examples, or statements from experts used by the author to support the main idea.
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34.Writing Process: prewriting, drafting, revising & editing, publishing
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35.Author’s Purpose: the reason for the writing: to express thoughts or feelings, to inform or explain, to persuade, or to entertain
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36.Organization: ways ideas and information are arranged and organized
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37.Sequence: a pattern of organization that shows the order of steps or stages in the process
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38.Text features: elements of a text that helps call attention to important information.
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39.Medium: the format in which ideas are conveyed.
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40.Message: an idea conveyed through the medium.
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41.Target audience: the group to which a message is directed.
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42.Biography: a true account of a person’s life, written by another person.
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43.Autobiography: a writer’s account of his or her life.
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44.Memoir: a form of autobiographical writing in which a writer shares his or her personal experiences and observations of important events or people.
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45.Primary source: materials created by people who witnessed or took part in the event.
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46.Secondary Source: materials created by people who were not directly involved in the event.
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47. Fact: a provable statement.
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48. Opinion: a statement that cannot be proven.
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49. Argument: a claim.
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50. Persuasive techniques: devices that convince a reader to take action or adopt an idea.
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51. Characterization: the way a writer created and develops a character.
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52. Universal Theme: themes that are found throughout literature of all time periods.
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53. Theme: a message about life or human nature that the writer shares with the reader.
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54. Setting: the time and place of the action.
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55. Character: the people, animals, or imaginary creatures who take part in the action of a work of literature.
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56. Conflict: a struggle between opposing forces
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57. Internal Conflict: a struggle that occurs within a character.
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58. External Conflict: a character struggles against a force outside himself: another character or a physical object.
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59. Plot: the series of events in a story. It centers on the conflict, or struggle faced by the main character.
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60. Cultural values: ideas and beliefs that are honored by that culture.
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61. Cultural values: ideas and beliefs that are honored by that culture.
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62. Foreshadowing: when a writer provides hints that suggest future events in a story.
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63. Symbolism: a person, place, object or activity that stands for something beyond itself.
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64. Parody: a humorous imitation of another writer’s piece of work.
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65. Humor: provokes laughter or amusement.
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66. Point of View: how a narrator chooses to narrate a story. A writer’s choice of words affects the information readers receive.
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67. 1st Person: the narrator writes from the character’s point of view.
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68. 3rd Person: the narrator is not a character.
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69. Dialogue: written conversation between two or more characters
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70. Form: the way a poem looks on the page, with its shape and number of lines
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71. Line: a single word, a sentence, or a part of a sentence in a poem.
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72. Stanza: a group of two or more lines that form a unit in a poem.
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73. Rhythm: a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry.
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74. Rhyme: the repetition of sounds at the end of words
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75. Repetition: a technique in which a sound, word, phrases, or line is repeated for emphasis or unity.
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76. Alliteration: the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words (ex. The woods are deviously dark and deep.)
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77. Simile: a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike items using the words like or as. (ex. As bright as the sun)
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78. Metaphor: the comparison of two things without using the words like or as (Her smile was snow white.)
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79. Figurative Language: words are used in an imaginative way to express ideas that are not literally true.
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80. Paraphrase: restating of information in one’s own words.
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81. Sound device: ways of using words for the sound qualities they create.
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82. Narrative poetry: poetry that tells a story.
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83. Personification: giving human like qualities to an animal, object, or idea.
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84. Mood: feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader.
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85. Tone: the attitude of the author towards the subject.
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86. Sensory language/ Imagery: words or phrase that appeals to the reader’s senses (sight, hearing, touch, smell, & taste.)
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87. Onomatopoeia: the use of words that sound like their meaning (tick tock)
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88. Haiku: Japanese poetry - arranged in 3 lines of 5-7-5 syllables.
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89. Free Verse: does not contain regular patterns of rhythm, rhyme, or line length.
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90. Limerick: a short five-line poem about something silly or lighthearted.
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1.a category in which a work of literature is classified. Major categories are fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama
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2.tells an imaginary story
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3.a brief tale told to illustrate a moral or teach a lesson
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4.a traditional story that attempts to answer basic questions about human nature, origins of the world, mysteries of nature, and social customs.
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5.a story handed down from the past about a specific person, usually someone of heroic accomplishments
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6.a humorously exaggerated story about impossible events, often involving the supernatural abilities of the main character.
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7.a story that has been passed down from generation to generation by word of mouth. They may be set in the distant past and involve supernatural events.
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8.writing that tells about real people, places, and events. Written to convey factual information.
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9.a form of literature meant to be performed by actors or read out loud in front of an audience. The character’s dialogue and actions tell the story.
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10.a type of literature in which words are carefully chosen and arranged to create certain effects.
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11.a major division within a play, similar to a chapter in a book.
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12. an episode of the play’s plot.
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13.the instructions to the actors, directors, and stage crew.
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14.written conversation between two or more characters. It is the primary way stories are told in drama.
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15.checking your comprehension as you read. It includes questioning, clarifying, visualizing, predicting, connecting, and rereading.
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16.a logical guess that is made based on facts and one’s own knowledge and experience.
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17.relating the content of a text to your own knowledge and experience. Text to text, text to self, & text to world.
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18.a strategy to help understand or make clear what is being read.
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19.remember something.
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20.to examine something carefully and to judge its value or worth. Forming an opinion about the value of an entire work.
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21.making a reasonable guess about what will happen next.
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22.forming a mental picture based on the written or spoken information.
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23. briefly retell the main ideas of a piece.
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24.an event that makes another event happen.
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25.an event that is the result of another even.
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26.to identify differences.
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27.to identify similarities.
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28.to study or examine something carefully.
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29. putting together facts, details, and ideas from different sources.
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30. reason for reading a text. Looking at the text’s title, headings, and illustrations to guess what it might be about.
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31. the arrangement of events by their order of occurrence.
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32.central or most important idea about a topic that a writer or speaker conveys. It may be suggested by the details.
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33.gives more information events, reasons, facts, statistics, examples, or statements from experts used by the author to support the main idea.
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34.prewriting, drafting, revising & editing, publishing.
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35.the reason for the writing: to express thoughts or feelings, to inform or explain, to persuade, or to entertain
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36.ways ideas and information are arranged and organized
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37.a pattern of organization that shows the order of steps or stages in the process
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38.elements of a text that helps call attention to important information.
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39.the format in which ideas are conveyed.
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40. an idea conveyed through the medium.
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41.Target audience: the group to which a message is directed.
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42.a true account of a person’s life, written by another person.
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43.a writer’s account of his or her life.
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44.a form of autobiographical writing in which a writer shares his or her personal experiences and observations of important events or people.
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45.materials created by people who witnessed or took part in the event.
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46.materials created by people who were not directly involved in the event.
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47. a provable statement.
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48. a statement that cannot be proven.
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49. a claim.
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50. devices that convince a reader to take action or adopt an idea.
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51. the way a writer created and develops a character.
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52. themes that are found throughout literature of all time periods.
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53. a message about life or human nature that the writer shares with the reader.
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54. the time and place of the action.
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55. the people, animals, or imaginary creatures who take part in the action of a work of literature.
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56. a struggle between opposing forces
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57. a struggle that occurs within a character.
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58. a character struggles against a force outside himself: another character or a physical object.
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59. the series of events in a story. It centers on the conflict, or struggle faced by the main character.
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60. ideas and beliefs that are honored by that culture.
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61. ideas and beliefs that are honored by that culture.
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62. when a writer provides hints that suggest future events in a story.
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63. a person, place, object or activity that stands for something beyond itself.
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64. a humorous imitation of another writer’s piece of work.
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65. provokes laughter or amusement.
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66. how a narrator chooses to narrate a story. A writer’s choice of words affects the information readers receive.
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67. the narrator writes from the character’s point of view.
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68. the narrator is not a character.
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69. written conversation between two or more characters
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70. the way a poem looks on the page, with its shape and number of lines
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71. a single word, a sentence, or a part of a sentence in a poem.
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72. a group of two or more lines that form a unit in a poem.
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73. a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry.
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74. the repetition of sounds at the end of words
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75. a technique in which a sound, word, phrases, or line is repeated for emphasis or unity.
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76. the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words (ex. The woods are deviously dark and deep.)
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77. a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike items using the words like or as. (ex. As bright as the sun)
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78. the comparison of two things without using the words like or as (Her smile was snow white.)
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79. words are used in an imaginative way to express ideas that are not literally true.
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80. restating of information in one’s own words.
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81. ways of using words for the sound qualities they create.
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82. poetry that tells a story.
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83. giving human like qualities to an animal, object, or idea.
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84. feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader.
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85. the attitude of the author towards the subject.
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86. words or phrase that appeals to the reader’s senses (sight, hearing, touch, smell, & taste.)
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87. the use of words that sound like their meaning (tick tock)
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88. Japanese poetry - arranged in 3 lines of 5-7-5 syllables.
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89. does not contain regular patterns of rhythm, rhyme, or line length.
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90. a short five-line poem about something silly or light hearted.
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1.Genre:
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2.Fiction:
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3.Fable:
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4.Myth
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5.Legend:
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6.Tall Tale:
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7.Folktale
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8.Nonfiction
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9.Drama:
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10.Poetry:
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11.Act
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12. Scene
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13.Stage direction
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14.Dialogue
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15.Monitor
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16.Inferences
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17.Connect
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18.Clarify
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19.Recall
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20.Evaluate
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21.Predict
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22.Visualize
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23.Summarize
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24.Cause
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25.Effect
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26.Contrast
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27.Compare
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28.Analyze
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29. Synthesize
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30. Purpose
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31. Chronological Order
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32.Main idea
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33.Details
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34.Writing Process
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35.Author’s Purpose
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36.Organization
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37.Sequence
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38.Text features
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39.Medium
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40.Message
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41.Target audience
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42.Biography
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43.Autobiography
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44.Memoir
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45.Primary source
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46.Secondary Source
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47. Fact
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48. Opinion
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49. Argument
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50. Persuasive techniques
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51. Characterization
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52. Universal Theme
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53. Theme
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54. Setting
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55. Character
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56. Conflict
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57. Internal Conflict
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58. External Conflict
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59. Plot
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60. Cultural values
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61. Cultural values
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62. Foreshadowing
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63. Symbolism
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64. Parody
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65. Humor
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66. Point of View
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67. 1st Person
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68. 3rd Person
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69. Dialogue
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70. Form
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71. Line
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72. Stanza
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73. Rhythm
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74. Rhyme
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75. Repetition
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76. Alliteration
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77. Simile
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78. Metaphor
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79. Figurative Language
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80. Paraphrase
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81. Sound device
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82. Narrative poetry
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83. Personification
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84. Mood
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85. Tone
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86. Sensory language/ Imagery
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87. Onomatopoeia
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88. Haiku
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89. Free Verse
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90. Limerick
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