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A brief work of fiction that can usually be read in one sitting.
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short story
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Figurative language that makes a direct comparison between two apparently unlike things, using the words like or as.
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simile
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In poetry, a group of lines arranged in any of various patterns according to meter, rhyme, and the like. In free verse, a stanza is more like a paragraph in prose writing.
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stanza
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Specific bits of information that directly relates to the main idea in a piece or nonfiction writing.
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supporting details
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The feeling of uncertainty about what might happen next.
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suspense
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