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allusion: reference to aspects of a culture that people share
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analyzing details: help to understand elements of literature
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biography: story of someones life written by another person
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cause and effect: showing how on event leads to another
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chronological order: when a writer organizes events in the same order in which they occur in time
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essay: a short piece of prose that examines a single subject
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internal consistency: connects and agrees with what came before it
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Logic: clear and accurate thinking
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logical order: present supporting details in related groups that are clearly connected to each other and to the main order
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order of importance: ranks facts by their significance to the writers main idea
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parallel grammatical forms: should be the same form for all the items in a list
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personal essay: describes the writers reaction to an experience informal
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purpose: the goal of what an author wants to achieve
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repetition: a pattern sometimes used in nonfiction. When a writer uses repetition, he says something more than once
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speech: short single topic and spoken aloud in front of an audience
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structure: the way that its put together
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Transitional words: connect sentences to details
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unity: means oneness or wholeness