| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Generalization | A conclusion formed from specific information, used to make a broad statement about a topic or person. |
| Genre | A category used to classify writing, usually by form or content (ex - action, mystery, romance, poetry). |
| Graphic Organizer | A diagram or picture device that shows relationships. |
| Homophone | Words pronounced the same, but have a different spelling or meaning (ex -"write" and "right") |
| Hyperbole | An exaggeration or overstatement (ex- I was so embarrassed I could have died.). |
| Idiom | An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally (ex- "Get your head out of the clouds"). |
| Imagery | A word or group of words in a writing which speak to one or more of the senses: sight, taste, touch, hearing and smell. |
| Implicit | Meanings which, though unwritten in the actual text, may be understood by the reader. |
| Inference | A judgment based on reasoning rather than on direct or actual statement. A conclusion based on facts or circumstances. |
| Irony | The use of a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of its literal or usual meaning, often sarcastically. |
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