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a comparison that uses the words like, as, or than |
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a comparison that states that one thing is another |
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first person point of view |
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the narrator is in the story and is telling the story about himself; he uses pronouns such as I, me, my, we, us,our, ours |
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a word that sounds like what the word means, such as buzz, hiss, clang |
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a description that appeals to one of the five sentences |
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a brief reference to something the author expects the reader to know |
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literary works that are not true |
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a book that lists numerous synonyms for words; sometimes it also provides antonyms |
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the relationship of the narrator to his story |
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words or phrases that mean more than what they literally say; examples would be similes, metaphors, symbolism, etc. |
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a source that will providde words, their definitions, their origins, and their pronunciation |
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3 points of view from which stories are most often told |
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1st person limited 3rd person 3rd person omniscient |
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giving human characteristics to something not human |
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the repetition of vowel sounds in two or more words in close proximity to one another |
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when the narrator of the story is not in the story but he knows the thoughts and feelings of more than one character |
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when the narrator is not in the story but tells the story from one character's perspective |
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a story about a person's life which is written by another person |
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the repetition of non-vowel sounds in two or more words in close proximity to one another |
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literary works which are true or real |
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three types of periodical |
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newspapers, magazines, and journals |
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words at the top of each dictionary page that indicate that the words on that page will come alphabetically between those words |
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A book marked with an "R" on the spine belongs in what section of the library? |
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Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature |
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a book having all periodical articles listed for a particular year |
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a book for a particular year having a variety of information |
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a list of sources used by the writer to create his piece of literature |
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a book written about a person's life written by that person |
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a book having an overview of a wide variety of subject matter |
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usually a daily or weekly periodical having local current information |
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