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  • literary device
    Tool used by the author to enliven and provide voice to the text. Examples include simile, metaphor, alliteration...
  • conclude
    to finish; to bring something to an end; to decide after careful thought
  • satire
    A literary work that criticizes human misconduct and ridicules vices, stupidities, and follies.
  • alliteration
    Repetition of initial consonant sounds
  • excerpt
    A passage selected from a book, play, piece of music, etc.
  • figurative language
    A form of language use in which writers and speakers convey something other than the literal meaning of their words.
  • chronological order
    Events are arranged in the order in which they happened
  • autobiography
    An account of the writer's own life; memoir
  • verb
    A word that expresses action, a state of being or feeling, or a relation between two things
  • anthology
    A collection of various writings, such as songs, stories, or poems
  • diary
    a personal, daily account of an individual's experiences and feelings
  • argument
    A statement put forth and supported by evidence
  • conversation
    A discussion that switches from one person to another; a discussion that "turns back and forth"
  • scene
    A real or fictional episode; a division of an act in a play
  • catalog
    A list of things, people, or events.
  • book review
    an article describing and judging a new book
  • reference
    A location to which another location is compared.
  • evaluate
    Examine and judge carefully.
  • exaggeration
    Describes something as larger or wildly different than it actually is
  • British literature
    Literature from England or associated with the United Kingdom
  • personal essay
    an essay that tells the writer's personal opinion, beliefs, or ideas about a subject
  • secondary source
    Information gathered by someone who did not take part in or witness an event
  • assumption
    A belief or statement taken for granted without proof.
  • dialogue
    Communication between two or more people
  • reference material
    Text containing facts and information, items that you can look at to find information: thesaurus, dictionary, internet
  • graphic organizer
    A diagram or picture device that shows relationships.
  • context
    The parts before or after a word or statement that influence its meaning
  • anecdote
    A short account of an interesting or humorous incident
  • pamphlet
    another word for brochure
  • literary element
    The essential techniques used in literature (e.g., characterization, setting, plot, theme).
  • summary
    A retelling of the most important parts of what was read.
  • homonym
    A word spelled exactly like another word, but having a different meaning
  • simile
    A comparison using like or as
  • sequence
    A step-by-step pattern.
  • acronym
    A word formed from the first letter of each word in a series
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