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1. Recounting events, as in a story [n]
2. A book or part of a written work containing storytelling [n]
3. Consisting of or pertaining to the type of narration [adj] |
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| 1. The storyteller's tool, or devices used at a crucial time to get a specified response from the reader or audience; narrative devices can be used in both fiction and nonfiction writing |
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1. A person who recounts events; a storyteller
2. A person who speaks or tells the story, either aloud or in writing |
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| Stream-of-consciousness narration |
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| 1. A more contemporary form of narration that exposes the narrator's thoughts, feelings, and inner desires in a run-on interior monologue that, based on its syntax and structure, may be hard to follow |
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| 1. A narrator in a story whose credibility is compromised, usually for the purpose of deceiving the audience, created either by the storyline clues toward his or her unreliability (such as signs of mental illness) or a twist ending that forces the reader to reconsider the point of view that has been presented throughout the entire story |
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| 1. Mentally recalling past events, particularly personal events, often for the purpose of understanding |
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1. The environment
2. A jewel's mount
3. A group of articles, as in China or silverware
4. In writing, the locale for a story or narration
5. In theater, the scenery |
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1. An inscription on a pedestal, base, statue, or building
2. The opening of a book or chapter, often a quote, that gives the reader the idea of the theme |
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1. To frustrate and prevent success [v]
2. Thin sheets of metal [n] |
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| 1. A story device where the chronological timeline of the plot is interrupted by a return to a scene or event at a previous time |
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| 1. Hatefully monstrous, shockingly terrible, wickedly scandalous (atrocious) |
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| 1. Illegal wrongdoing, particularly of an official or person in authority |
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| 1. An acronym for "Speaker, Occasion, Audience, Purpose, Subject, Tone," created by Ogden Morse that stands for a series of questions for students to ask and answer when planning a composition or essay |
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| 1. Tyrannical (authoritarian) |
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| 1. Talking with ease (glib) |
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1. Having a pleasant smell
2. Reminiscent of |
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1. Not ordinary; differing from the common rule or form
2. Not fitting common classification (irregular) |
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1. Hard to understand (puzzling)
2. Profound (mysterious) |
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| 1. Unpredictably changeable (erratic) |
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1. Abandoned and dilapidated (ruined) [adj]
2. A homeless social outcast [n]
3. A person guilty of neglect of their obligations [n] |
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| 1. To clear from blame, guilt, or accusation, often from a criminal charge |
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| 1. To block out, wipe out, or obliterate (erase) |
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| 1. Coax or persuade (wheedle) |
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1. Imitate (copy)
2. To successfully compete with or be equal to |
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