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- antonym
- two words that express opposing concepts
- anecdote
- short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)
- caption
- brief description accompanying an illustration
- Bias
- An inclination of temperament or outlook, especially a personal and sometimes unreasoned judgment.
- fairy tale
- an interesting but highly implausible story
- contraction
- a word formed from two or more words by omitting or combining some sounds
- plot
- a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
- anthology
- A collection of extracts from the writings of various authors.
- solution
- the successful action of solving a problem
- Homonym
- two words are homonyms if they are pronounced or spelled the same way but have different meanings
- Multisyllabic
- Multi-syllabic words in English consisting of one or more syllable with a lax vowel and ending with a syllable containing a tense vowel are highly predictable.
- foreshadowing
- the use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot
- Biography
- an account of the series of events making up a person's life
- point of view
- "eyes" through which the story is told
- Compound word
- A compound word is made when two words are joined to form a new word.
- Suffix
- an affix that is added at the end of the word
- science fiction
- a genre, elements of fiction and fantasy with scientific fact. science-fiction stories are set in the future
- setting
- arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted
- tall tale
- highly exaggerated story with humor
- Problem
- a source of difficulty
- main idea
- what a piece of writing is mainly about
- Root word
- the base component of a term which gives it a meaning that may be modified by other components
- autobiography
- a biography of yourself
- syllable
- a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme a vowel or a group of letters containing one vowel sound
- Atlas
- a bound collection of maps often including illustrations, informative tables, or textual matter
- Rhythm
- Pattern of sound and silence in music.
- bibliography
- a list of writings with time and place of publication (such as the writings of a single author or the works referred to in preparing a document etc.)
- Legend
- a story coming down from the past; especially : one popularly regarded as historical although not verifiable
- aphorism
- A brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life.
- Rising Action
- Action that leads to turning point
- Memoir
- an account of the author's personal experiences
- poet
- a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
- Prefix
- an affix that added in front of the word
- Acronym
- Technique for remembering names, phrases, or steps by using the first letter of each word to form a new, memorableword
- context
- the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event
- Purpose
- what something is used for
- excerpt
- a passage selected from a larger work
- Fable
- A legendary story of supernatural happenings, a narration intended to inforce a useful truth; especially: one in which animals speak and act like human beings
- Persuade
- cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action
- Synonym
- one of two or more words or expressions of the same language that have the same or nearly the same meaning in some or all senses