| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Legends | A story about mythical or supernatural creatures or events, or a story coming down from the past. |
| Limerick | A five line poem in which lines 1, 2 and 5 rhyme and lines 3 and 4 rhyme. |
| Limited view | In a story, the narrator is usually one of the characters and only knows what is going on in his own mind, not in other characters' minds. |
| Literary Elements | The techniques used in writing (ex- characterization, setting, plot, theme). |
| Literary Nonfiction | Factual writing that uses techniques more often used with fiction or stories. |
| Main Idea | The author's central thought or chief topic. |
| Metaphor | Writing that compares or describes without using 'like' or 'as'. (ex. - the man is a bulldozer; nothing can move him.) |
| Meter | The repetition of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry. |
| Mood | The 'emotions' of a work or of the author in his or her creation of the work. |
| Narrative | Writing which tells a story or relates events or dialogue |
Combine with other sets
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