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English9 Terms 2022
author craft in English
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| simile | The lake looked like a mirror |
| personification | Fear gripped me and held on |
| author repeats a concrete object to send a message | symbolism |
| break a leg, hit the road | idiom |
| a dove represents peace | a symbol |
| outside narrator | 3rd person |
| knows and tells all | 3rd person omniscient |
| bias | opinion |
| tone | author voice |
| writing concisely | specific and clear |
| Sam, my neighbor, is a senator. | appositive |
| Driving at high speeds, he crashed. | participle |
| While at work, Mary emails her friends. | introductory phrase |
| Time, place, mood | setting |
| exposition | setting&characters |
| theme | message about life |
| thesis | 1 sentence claim |
| however, finally, then, in addition | transitions |
| I, me, my, you | pronouns NOT used in a formal essay |
| contradiction- pretty ugly | oxymoron |
| revise | to look at again |
| edit | to cut out |