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Imagery

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Describes words and phrases that recreate vivid sensory experiences

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Iambic pentameter

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Pattern of syllables in a line of poetry

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Informational Essay

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Inform your reader on a topic using essay format

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Internal conflict

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When a struggle occurs with-in the character

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Internal rhyme

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Metrical lines in which middle words rhyme with eachother

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Irony

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Using language that signifies the opposite, typically for humorous effect.

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Lyric

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Expressing the writer’s emotions briefly and in standard recognized form

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Major character

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Is a person in a narrative work arts

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Memoir

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A historical account or biography written from personal knowledge or special sources.

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Metaphor

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A comparison between two things that have something in common.

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Meter

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Repetition of regular rhythmic unit in a line of poetry.

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Minor character

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People in the story who aren’t the main point.

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Monologue

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Feeling of atmosphere a writer creates for the reader.

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Mood

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The tone the author sets for the story.

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Narrative

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Any type of writing that is primarily concerned with relating a series/events.

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Nonfiction

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True story.

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Novel

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Extended work of fiction.

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Omniscient point of view

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3rd person; all knowing about all characters.

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Onomatopoeia

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“Name-making”, imitating sounds. Ex. buzz of a bee, honk of a horn.

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Parallelism

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Similar grammatical constructions to express ideas that are related with one another.

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Parody

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Imitates/mocks a certain type of literature.

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Personification

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Human qualities to non-human things

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Persuasion

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A technique used by speakers or writers to convince an audience to adapt to their opinion

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