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Writing test

This is for the writing quiz of 4/1/16

TermDefinition
Cease To stop;discontinue
Ferocious Savagely fierce as a wild beast, person, action, or aspect; violently cruel
Festering Decaying;becoming foul and rotten
Foresight The act of thinking ahead; concern for the future
Import Meaning; implication; purport
Pine To yearn deeply; suffer with longing; long painfully
Proceed To move or go toward or onward especially after stopping.
Proclamation A public and official announcement; something that is proclaimed.
Want Something wanted or needed; necessity
Genre A category that a particular book or short story fits into, such as science fiction, fantasy, or historical fiction.
Characterization The ways an author reveals the personalities and traits of his or her characters
Plot The series of events that make up a story
Dialogue Spoken words between characters, indicated by quotation marks
Theme A lesson or moral that the author hopes to get across in writing
Flashback A conversation, event, or episode that happened before the beginning of a story
Conflict A problem or struggle that drives a story
Setting The time and place of a piece of literature
Foreshadowing Hints or clues an author may give that reveals what may happen later in a story
Point of view The perspective from which the story is told
Hideous Horrible or frightful to the senses; repulsive; very ugly
Created by: LaxyLucy7
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