| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Accuracy | Correctness or precision. |
| Affix | To add a prefix or suffix to a word. |
| Alliteration | Words that repeat beginning consonant sounds (Ted tiptoed toward two tiny trees.) |
| Allusion | An implied reference in writing to a familiar person, place or event without actually mentioning them. |
| Analysis | The process of identifying the parts of a whole idea and their relationships to one another. |
| Antonym | A word that is the opposite of another word (e.g. hot-cold, night-day). |
| Appositive | Writing where two nouns in a row refer to the same person (ex- " My father, Ned, worked for NASA."). |
| Assertion | A statement or claim. |
| Purpose | What the author is trying to do by writing (ex - entertain, inform, persuade, describe). |
| Autobiography | The story of a person's life written by himself or herself. |
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