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100What is a glossary
A mini dictionary at the end of a text book
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100What is personification
"The wind whistles" is an example of this
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100What is the climax
This is the exciting part of the story where the main action happens
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100What is an adjective
A describing word
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100What is narrative writing
A story
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200What is a dictionary
A place to find definitions, parts of speech, word origins, etc
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200What is a metaphor
A comparison between 2 objects not using like or as
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200What is 1st person point of view
This point of view uses words like I, me, and my
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200What is a compound sentence
Two sentences combined with ,and ,or ,but
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200What is descriptive writing
A piece of writing that contains descriptions that appeal to the 5 senses
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300What is a thesaurus
Contains synonyms and antonyms
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300What is onomatopoeia
"Bzzzz" is an example of this
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300What is the rising action
This is the part of the story where the events happen that lead to the climax
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300What is a possessive noun
"John's shirt" is an example of this
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300What is persuasive writing
When you try to convince someone to do something or not to do something, you write using this method
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400What is an almanac
An annual publication that includes planting guides, tide tables, and weather forecasts
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400What is alliteration
The repetition of the initial consonant sound
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400What is 3rd person point of view
This point of view is told from a narrator's perspective
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400What is a preposition
These words describe relationships to the box, such as "under" the box
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400What is expository writing
When you write a report for a teacher that contains all facts, you use this type of writing
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500What is an atlas
A collection of maps
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500What is an idiom
An expression whose meaning is not literal, such as "kick the bucket" does not mean to literally kick the bucket
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500What is the resolution
This is the part of the story where the conflict is solved
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500What is an appositive
"My friend, Jane, has a dog" contains an example of what
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500What is plagarism
If someone "steals" someone else's words and claims them as their own, it would be called this
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