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dialogue the words spoken between characters in literary writing
autobiography an account of a person's life written or told by that person
narrative writing that tells a fiction or nonfiction story
chronological order time order; when the order of events is told from first to last or last to first
first person point of view narrator takes part in the action and events of the story
first person pronouns I, me, my, we, our
flashback when a story goes back in time (memories, setting, historical event)
foreshadowing hints or clues to let the reader know what will happen later
irony what the reader thought would happen, doesn't; a twist of fate
monolouge when one character speaks either to the audience or himself during a play
mood the emotional feeling an author creates through his writing
dramatic irony when the reader knows more than the characters do
plot the action and events resulting in the climax and resolution of the conflict
problem the conflict to be resolved
prose written and spoken language used by people (not used to describe poetry)
reflection to look back and learn from the past so that we can grow and change
setting the time and place of the piece of literature
theme the main idea of the story
verbal irony sarcasm through dialogue; what the character says is not what he means
biography an account of a person's life written or told by another person
genre types of writing: fiction, non-fiction, poetry, drama, memoir
second person point of view when the narrator speaks directly to the reader
second person pronoun you
analyze to break something apart so you can understand the whole
cause/effect because one event happens, another event follows
compare/contrast similarities and differences
deduce to take away everything you know something can't be, so you are left with the right answer or solution
inferince an educated guess; coming up with an answer when all the information isn't present
pursuisive writing intended to have someone take a side or act a certain way
summerize tell the main points or ideas of a passage
support give examples, details, reasons
text features elements found in writing to emphasize specific points and sections (bullets, charts, graphs, pictures, captions, headings, subheadings)
stanza a group of consecutive lines in a poem ( like a paragraph in writing)
sonnet a poem of 14 lines with length and rhymes that follow one of several patterns
balled a simple song or poem that usually tells a story
alliteration the repeating of initial consonant sounds in words in a line of writing (usually poetry)
onomatopoeia the use of a word whose sound suggests its meaning
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