| Term | Definition |
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| 1st person point of view | means that one of the characters is the narrator and telling the story |
| prose | is writing or speaking in the usual sentence form |
| metaphor | a comparison between two unlike things without using like or as |
| repetition for effect | a writing technique that uses a word or group of words in a repeating manner to emphasize a point |
| inference | an educated guess based on known facts |
| 3rd person limited point of view | someone outside the story is the narrator and shares the thoughts and feelings of only one character |
| Magic 3 | a writing technique that uses three very detailed descriptions in a series to explain or describe |
| hyperbole | an exaggeration for effect |
| specific details for effect | a writing technique that gives very specific details in writing so that the reader can "picture" the story |
| poetry | writing that has rhythm or rhyme |
| idiom | means words used in a special way that may be different from their literal meaning |
| irony | the opposite of what is expected happens |
| symbol | something that stands for more than just itself |
| alliteration | a figure of speech formed by repeating the same initial consonant sound in several words in close succession |
| 3rd person omniscient | means that someone outside the story is telling the story and this narrator shares the thoughts and feelings of all the characters in the book |
| expanded moment | a writing technique using imagery to give the reader more details, to make the moment more life-like |
| figurative language | writing that uses similes, metaphors and personification |
| simile | a comparison between two unlike things using like or as |
| genre | a category of books characterized by a particular style, form or content |
| theme | the main idea; the lesson learned |
| flashback | a writing technique in which a writer interrupts the story to go back and explain an earlier event |
| full circle ending | a writing technique that ends the piece of writing the same way that it began |
| mood | what is created in words to have a reader feel a certain way |
| conflict | a struggle between opposing forces |
| antagonist | the person or force that works against the hero of the story |
| foreshadowing | hints or clues that the writer uses to suggest what will happen next in a story |
| humor | a writing technique that uses a funny event to improve the writing |
| setting | the place and time frame in which a story takes place |
| protagonist | the main character in a story, often a good or hero type |
| hyphenated modifier | a writing technique that uses a string of adjectives to describe one word |
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