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Reference to a statement, a person, a place, or event from literature,
religion, history, sports, politics, etc. |
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| An element of uncertainty |
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Comparison made between two things to show how they are alike in some
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| A very brief story told to make a point |
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Repetition of the same or similar vowel sounds that are followed by
different consonants sounds |
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| An account of a person’s life written by that person. |
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| An account of a person’s life written by another individual. |
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| A comic scene or character that breaks up a serious play or narrative. |
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Type of writing intended to create a mood or emotion or to re-create a
person, place, thing, event, or an experience. |
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A long story told in elevated language (usually poetry) which relates the great
deed of a larger than life hero who embodies the values of a particular society. |
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Adjective or descriptive phrase that is regularly used to characterize a person,
place, or thing. |
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A short piece of non-fiction that examines a single subject from a limited point
of view. |
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A type of writing that explains, gives information, defines, or clarifies an
idea. |
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Very brief story in prose or verse that teaches a moral or a practical lesson
about how to get along in life |
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Words or phrases that describe one thing in terms of another. Not to
be taken literally. |
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| A character that is used as a contrast to another character. |
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Story that has no known author and was originally passed on from one
generation to another by word of mouth. |
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Figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion or to
create a comic effect. |
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Expression peculiar to a particular language that means something different
from the literal meaning |
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| Reversal of the normal word order of a sentence. |
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| A type of writing that tells a series of related events. |
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| Prose writing that deals with real people, things, events, and places |
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| Fictional prose narrative usually consisting of 50, 000 or more words. |
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| Statement that seems to be a contradiction but reveals a truth. |
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Repetition of the same words, phrases, or sentences that have the same
grammatical structure or similar idea. |
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A type of rhythmic compressed language that uses figures of speech and
imagery to appeal to the readers’ emotions and imagination. |
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| Vantage point from which a writer tells a story. |
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A play on words. A play on the multiple meanings of a word or on two words that
sound alike but have different meaning |
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| Repeated word, phrase, line, or group of lines. |
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| Short, concentrated, fictional prose narrative. |
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Uncertainty or anxiety the reader feels about what is going to happen next
in the story. |
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Exaggerated, far-fetched story that is obviously untrue but is told as though
it should be believed. |
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| The writer’s use of language in a text. |
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