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- aphorism
- A brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life.
- antonym
- A word that is the opposite of another word
- plot
- the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc.
- anthology
- a book which is a collection of poems or stories
- setting
- arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted
- science fiction
- elements of fiction, fantasy, and scientific fact. Many stories are set in the future
- caption
- words similar in meaning, brief description accompanying an illustration
- atlas
- a reference book that maps and gives facts about places
- main idea
- what a piece of writing is mainly about
- prefix
- a modifying component of a term located before the other components of the term
- anecdote
- a very brief story, told to illustrate a point or serve as an example of something.
- suffix
- a letter or group of letters added at the end of a word or word part to form another word
- tall tale
- An exaggerated, unreliable story: Paul Bunyan
- point of view
- Perspective from which a story is told
- excerpt
- a short passage from a longer piece of writing
- foreshadowing
- the use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot
- root word
- the base component of a term which gives it a meaning that may be modified by other components
- fable
- a short moral story (often with animal characters)
- contraction
- a word formed from two or more words by omitting or combining some sounds
- syllable
- unit of sound in a word
- acronym
- Technique for remembering names, phrases, or steps by using the first letter of each word to form a new, memorableword
- synonym
- words similar in meaning
- bibliography
- alphabetical list of recources used in paper
- biography
- an account of a person's life written by another person
- context
- the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event
- bias
- Favoring one side over another
- legend
- a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
- compound word
- A compound word is made when two words are joined to form a new word.
- autobiography
- The story of one's life written by himself.
- fairy tale
- fanciful, imaginary story about a hero or heroine overcoming a problem, often involving mystical creatures, supernatural power, or magic; often a type of folktale.