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| comparison of two unlike things not using like or as |
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| comparison of two unlike things using like or as |
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| first person point of view |
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| when a story is told from the point of view of I |
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| third person point of view |
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| when the narrator sounds like the author |
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| giving human qualities to animals or objects |
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| an exaggeration or overstatement |
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| a word such as buzz, crash, gush that imitates the sound it represents |
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| is the repetition of initial sounds in neighboring words |
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| is text with plot, character, point of view, setting, and theme, such as fables, tall tales and folk tales |
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| text written to explain, argue about, or describe, such as biographies and personal essays |
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| verse in poetry where the lines are written together using a pattern; paragraph in a poem |
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| pattern of words that contain similar sounds |
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| sequence of events that tells a story |
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| the time and place in a story |
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| the attitude of the writer in a story |
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| to figure out something based on prior knowledge and evidence from the text |
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| to make a decision or generalization based on evidence from text |
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| the main idea or key point made in the text |
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| statements that can be proved true |
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| statements that reflect beliefs or feelings |
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| reference book of synonyms |
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| words that can be added to using prefixes or suffixes to make other words |
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| sounds added to the beginning or end of a root or base word to make another word |
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| expressions that cannot be understood from the meanings of their separate words but must be learned as a whole (It is raining cats and dogs.) |
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| words in a sentence that help to determine what a word means |
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| consists of sentences that cover a single topic |
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| made up of two independent clauses or simple sentences |
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| first step in the writing process; when you might use a graphic organizer |
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| used to show something that has been quoted word for word; dialogue |
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| step in the writing process when you make sure words and sentences in your writing make sense |
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| text that describesa sequence of real or unreal events |
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| multiple paragraph composition |
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| written piece that contains more than one paragraph |
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| reference book that explains what words mean |
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| list of the hard or unusual words found in a book |
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| retell the important ideas from what you read or heard |
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| state in your own words the meaning of what someone else has said or written |
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| annual reference book with useful and interesting facts |
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| alphabetically arranged reference book that has information on many topics |
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| list of resources used to write a nonfiction piece |
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| the reason that an author writes a piece; entertain, inform, persuade |
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