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person omniscient point of view the narrator knows all of the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters in a work
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person objective point of view the narrator is not a character in the story and reports only what can be seen and heard
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person limited point of view the narrator tells what only one character thinks, feels, and observes
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details words and phrases that appeal to the reader's senses of sight, hearing, touch, smell, and taste
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writing about a person's life written by that person
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an account of someone's life written by someone else
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a brief story that leads to a moral, often using animals as characters
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a type of folktale, usually a children's story with elements of magic and imaginary beings and lands
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a story containing unreal, imaginary features
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a narrative form, such as an epic, legend, myth, song, poem, or fable, that has been retold within a culture for generations
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fiction fiction that involves an event in history; contains historical facts, events, or people, but is not true
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fiction a story using made-up characters that could happen in real life
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a traditional story about gods, ancestors, or heroes, told to explain the natural world or the customs and beliefs of a society
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a suspenseful story about a puzzling event that is not solved until the end of the story
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writing that tells about real people, places, and events; factual
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a kind of rhythmic, compressed language that uses figures of speech and imagery designed to appeal to our emotions and imagination
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a story written to be performed by actors
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a story that is not true or is made up
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a fictitious prose narrative of book length, typically representing character and action with some degree of realism
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a comparison of two unlike things using like or as
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comparison not using like or as; stating something is something else, but not literally
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the giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea
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a word that imitates the sound it represents
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exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
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language and description that appeals to the senses
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a device in literature where an object represents an idea
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attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character
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feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader; how the reader feels about the text while reading
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a phrase or expression not meant to be taken literally
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repetition of initial consonant sounds
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a reference to another work of literature, person, or event
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device tool used by the author to enliven and provide voice to the text (e.g., dialogue, alliteration).
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the writer's position on an issue or problem
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the available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid; proof
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the primary position taken by a writer or speaker
