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imagery
Language that appeals to the senses.
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description
Writing intended to re-create a person, place, a thing, an event, or an experience.
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nonfiction
Prose writing that deals with real people, things, events, and places.
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analogy
A comparison made between two things to show how they are alike.
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character
A person or an animal in a story, play or other literary work.
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myth
A story that explains something about the world and typically involves gods and other supernatural forces.
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objective writing
Writing that presents facts without revealing the writer's feelings and opinions.
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anecdote
A brief story told to illustrate a point.
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autobiography
A person's account of his or her own life or of part of it.
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exposition
The kind of writing that explains or gives information.
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persuasion
A kind of writing intended to convince a reader to think or act in a certain way.
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narration
The kind of writing that tells a story.
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literary devices
The devices a writer uses to develop style and convey meaning.
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atmosphere
The overall mood or feeling of a work of literature.
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dialect
A way of speaking that is characteristic of a certain geographical area or a certain group of people.
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point of view
(POV)
The vantage point from which a story is told.
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characterization
The way a writer reveals the personality of a character.
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idiom
An expression peculiar to a particular language that means something different from the literal meaning of the words.
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essay
A short piece of nonfiction prose that examines a single subject.
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dialogue
Conversation between two or more characters.
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exaggeration
Overstating something, usually for the purpose of creating a comic effect.
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plot
The series of related events that make up a story.
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foreshadowing
The use of clues or hints to suggest events that will occur later in the plot
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