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ATLAS

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A book or bound collection of maps, sometimes with supplementary illustrations and graphic analyses.

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TEXTBOOK

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a book used in the study of a subject.

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GLOSSARY

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A list of often difficult or specialized words with their definitions

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DICTIONARY

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A book that lists the words of a language in alphabetical order and gives their meaning

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THESAURUS

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A book that lists words in groups of synonyms and related concepts

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TONE

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the writer's attitude toward the material and/or readers

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ENCYCLOPEDIA

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A book or set of books giving information on many subjects or on many aspects of one subject and typically arranged alphabetically.

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ALMANAC

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An annual calendar containing important dates and statistical information such as astronomical data and tide tables.

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PLOT

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THE MAIN IDEA OF THE STORY

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SETTING

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A setting is the way in which something is positioned or the environment or surroundings.

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CONFLICT

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Conflict is the struggle between the opposing forces OR EMOTIONS.

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COMPLICATIONS

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a difficult factor or issue often appearing unexpectedly and changing existing plans, methods, or attitudes

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CLIMAX

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The most intense, exciting, or important point of something;

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RESOLUTION

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is the part of the story's plot line in which the problem of the story is resolved or worked out

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FORESHADOWING

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To present an indication or a suggestion of beforehand....OR TO PLANT INTERESTING CLUES

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FLASHBACK

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A scene in a movie, novel, etc., set in a time earlier than the main story.

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THEME

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Give a particular setting or ambience

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INFRENCES

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An assumption or conclusion that is rationally and logically made

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ANALOGY

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A comparison between two things

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CONNOTATIVE

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An idea or meaning suggested by or associated with a word or thing

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MAIN IDEA

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the most important or central thought of a paragraph or larger section of tex

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SUMMARIZE

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Give a brief statement of the main points of something

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AUTOBIOGRAPHY

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An account of a person's life written by that person

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BIOGRAPHY

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An account of someone's life written by someone else

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ESSAY

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A short piece of writing on a particular subject

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PURPOSE OF PASSAGE

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SOMETHING SET UP AS

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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a list of divisions (chapters or articles) and the pages on which they start.

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INDEX

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An alphabetical list of names, subjects, etc., with references to the places where they occur, typically found at the end of a book

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CAPTION

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INFORMATION ON A PHOTOGRAGH, ILLISTATION AND PICTURES

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INSET

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a small picture, map, etc., inserted within the border of a larger one

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DATELINE

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A line at the head of a dispatch or special article in a newspaper showing the date and place of writing.

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SUMMARY LEAD

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The opening paragraph of a news story that summarizes

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HEADING

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A title at the head of a page or section of a book

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CHARACTER TRAITS

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SETS ONE PERSON OR THING FROM ANOTHER.

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MOTIVATION

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The reason or reasons one has for acting or behaving in a particular way.

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DIRECT CHARACTERIZATION

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is the process of conveying information about characters

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FIRST PERSON POINT OF VIEW

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is a point of view in which an "I" or "we" serves as the narrator of a piece of fiction.

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THIRD PERSON LIMITED POINT OF VIEW

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is a method of storytelling in which the narrator knows only the thoughts and feelings of a single character, while other characters are presented only externally.

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OMNISCIENT POINT OF VIEW

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is a method of storytelling in which the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters in the story, as opposed to third person limited, which adheres closely to one character's perspective.

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AUTHOR'S PERPECTIVE

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refers to the author's opinions and/or attitude about his or her topic

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SIMILE

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A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind

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PERSONIFICATION

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The attribution of a personal nature or human

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IDIOM

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A form of expression natural to a language

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ALLITERATION

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The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

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ONOMATOPOEIA

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WORDS THAT IMITATE SOUNDS.