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the assembled spectators or listeners at a public event, such as a play, movie, concert, or meeting

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audience

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the organization and connection of ideas in a logical manner

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coherence

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3
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conjunctions in pairs

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correlatives

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writing in which the goal is to clarify or explain in order to inform the reader

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exposition

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A narrative device that hints at coming events; often builds suspense or anxiety in the reader.

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foreshadowing

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Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)

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imagery

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A word that imitates the sound it represents.

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onomatopoeia

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8
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connector which reminds the reader of a thought from one sentence to the next by rephrasing it in a subsequent sentence

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paraphrase

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9
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the sequence of events in a literary work

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plot

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the reason for which something is done or created or for which something exists

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purpouse

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something that stands for something else

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symbol

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Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character

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tone

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an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference

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allusion

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words or phrases which show relationships from one idea to another

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connections

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15
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connectors which show equal relationships

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coordinating conjunctions

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A scene that interrupts the normal chronological sequence of events in a story to depict something that happened at an earlier time

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flashback

17
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extreme exaggeration

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hyperbole

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A comparison without using like or as

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metaphor

19
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the act of structuring and ordering points (general to specific, specific to general, chronological, importance, space order, compare and contrast, cause and effect, and argument and persuasion)

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organizational patterns

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the repetition of the sentence patter or of other grammatical structures

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parallel structure

21
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the perspective from which a story is told

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point of view

22
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repetition of key words achieves coherence through emphasis and links through emphasis and links sentences by repeating the main idea

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repetition

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Central idea of a work of literature

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theme

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translations

25
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the examination of the separate parts of the whole

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analysis

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A struggle between a character and an outside force

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external conflict

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sentence which is a direct and definite explanation of the controlling idea stated in the topic sentence

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major support

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sentence which explains the major support in terms of the controlling idea

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minor support

29
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comparison using like or as

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simile

30
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a direct statement of the main idea of the paragraph

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topic sentence

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sentence that narrows the topic and contains an idea or opinion about it

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thesis statement

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the last sentence in a paragraph where the writer wraps everything up and connects back to the topic sentence

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clincher

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connectors which provide links by referring to nouns in previous phrases, clauses, and sentences

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connecting pronouns

34
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the elaboration of an idea through organized discussion supported by examples, details, and other information

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development

35
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series of sentences unified by a controlling idea that discusses a single topic

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paragraph

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personification

37
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transitional phrases that look back and/or look forward, often summarizing or reminding the reader

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squinting transition

38
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all the elements in a paragraph or essay contributing to developing a single idea or thesis

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unity

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