| Term | Definition |
|---|
| characterization | The techinique a writer uses to develop a character |
| Imagery | The descriptive words and phrases a writer uses to re-create sensory experiences |
| Point Of View | The narrative perspective from which events in a story or novel are told |
| Tone | A writers attitude towards his or her subject |
| Inference | A logical guess based on evidence |
| Author's Purpose | The authors reason for writing-to entertain, to inform,to express himself or herself, or to persuade. |
| Opinion | Something a person believes |
| Comparison | The act of examining for likeness and differences |
| Irony | A contrast between appearance and actuality |
| Symbol | Person,Place, or object that has a concrete meaning in itself and also stands for something beyond itself, such as an idea or feeling |
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