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Personal Narrative
Personal Narrative Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Paraphrase | To restate in one's own words |
| Summarize | To briefly restate the main ideas of a piece of writing |
| Synonym | Words with similar meanings |
| Antonym | Words with opposite meanings |
| Sequence | The order in which events happen |
| Cause-Effect | Cause-an initial action; an event that makes something else happen; Effect-the result of an event or action |
| Analyze | Study the details of a work to identify essential features or meaning |
| Transitions | Words or phrases that connect ideas, details, or events in writing |
| Coherence | The clear and orderly presentation of ideas in a paragraph or essay |
| Genre | A category or type of literature, such as short story, folk tale, poem, novel, play |
| Point of View | The perspective from which a story is told |
| Diction | A writer's or speaker's choice of words |
| Narrative | A type of writing that tells a story or describes a sequence of events in an incident |
| Characterization | The methods a writer uses to develop characters; description, actions, dialogue, what others say about the character |
| Internal Conflict | The character struggles with his or her own needs, desires, or emotions (character vs. self) |
| External Conflict | The character struggles with an outside force, such as another character or something in nature (character vs. character, character vs. nature, character vs. society) |
| Personal Narrative | A piece of writing that describes an incident and includes a personal response to and reflection on the incident |
| Connotation | The suggested or implied meaning or emotion associated with a word-beyond its literal definition |
| Denotation | The exact, literal meaning of a word |
| Simile | A comparison between two unlike things, using the words like or as |
| Metaphor | A comparison between two unlike things in which one thing becomes another (does NOT use like or as) |
| Sensory Language | Words or information that appeal to the five senses |
| Short Story | A work of fiction that presents a sequence of events, or plot, that deals with a conflict |
| Theme | The central idea, message, or purpose of a literary work |
| Plot | The sequence of related events that make up a story or novel |
| Figurative Language | Imaginative language that is not meant to be interpreted literally |
| Personification | A kind of metaphor that gives objects or abstract ideas human characteristics |
| Foreshadowing | Clues or hints signaling events that will occur later in the plot |
| Science Fiction | A genre in which the imaginary elements of the story could be scientifically possible |
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