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Brown Girl Dreaming

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TermDefinition
memoir historical account from personal knowledge and experience
conventional what is generally done; traditional
significant important enough to be worthy of attention/consideration
prose written or spoken language in its ordinary form; without metrical structure
appropriate suitable or proper in the circumstances
excerpt short extract taken from a text
authority the power or right to give orders, make decisions, and enforce obedience
verse one of the parts a song or poem is divided into; writing in which words are arranged in a rhythmic pattern
consequence the result of effect of an action or condition
in verse writing arranged with a metrical rhythm, generally rhyming
element a smaller and distinct part of a larger group or substance
first person point of view tells the story directly from the narrator's perspective; uses personal pronouns I, me, my
justify to show that something is true, just, right, and/or reasonable
studious very dedicated to studying
competitive wanting to win or be more successful than other people
ambitious having or showing a strong desire and determination to succeed
italicized words print or type font that slants letters upward and to the right within text to emphasize words
narrative a story
structure something that organizes or gives form
detailing to report with careful attention to small details; to specify
Created by: Mrs. Cerna
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