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31 Cards in this Set
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an idea in someone's imagination, made up
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fiction
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about real people and events, factual
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nonfiction
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a brief work of fiction, can be read in one sitting
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short story
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includes dialogues, meant to be performed in front of an audience, made up of scenes or acts
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drama
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the true story of a person's life
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biography
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a comparison of two things that are not alike but have some qualities in common
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metaphor
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the use of sound words like buzz or bong
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onomatopoeia
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giving human qualities to an animal, idea or object
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personification
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a comparison of two unlike things using the words like or as
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simile
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a message about life or human nature
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theme
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repetition of sounds at the end of words
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rhyme
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narrator is a character in the story, uses I, me and we
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1st person point of view
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the narrator is not a character in the story, uses he, she, and they
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3rd person point of view
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when a writer provides hints about what will happen in the future, creates suspense
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foreshadowing
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the series of events in a story
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plot
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the first stage of a plot, gives background, introduces characters and setting
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exposition
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struggle between two opposing forces
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conflict
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point of greatest interest
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climax
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stage in the plot where the story is drawing to a close, the conflict eases, after the climax
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resolution
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an appeal by association to people's desire to belong
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bandwagon
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using celebrities or satisfied customers to persuade
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testimonials
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What are the three main purposes of writing?
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entertain, inform, persuade
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briefly retelling the main ideas
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summary
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5 senses
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sights, sounds, textures, smells, tastes
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guess what will happen next
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predict
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an attempt to discredit a person by attacking them or an associated group
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name calling
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repeating
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repetition
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leaving something out
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omission
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an incomplete or partial sentence, not a full thought
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fragment
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two sentences put together without proper punctuation
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run-on sentence
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Give 4 ways to fix run-on sentences.
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1. period - make 2 sentences
2. semicolon 3. comma and conjunction - FANBOY 4. use a subordinate conjunction |
