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Narrative Elements
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Writing Devices
Vocab
Vocab Con't
100
A type of writing that tells a story or describes a sequence of events in an incident
What is a narrative?
100
Making up your mind; coming to a resolution.
What is a decision?
100
A comparison between two unlike things using the word like or as.
What is a simile?
100
A writer's or speaker's choice of words.
What is diction?
100
The process of receiving a message and making meaning of it from verbal and nonverbal cues.
What is listening?
200
A distinct piece of action as in an episode in a story or a play.
What is an incident?
200
Result or effect
What is a consequence?
200
A comparison between two unlike things in which one thing is said to be another.
What is a metaphor?
200
The exact, literal meaning of a word.
What is denotation?
200
The process of sharing information, ideas, and emotions using verbal and nonverbal means of communication.
What is speaking?
300
A piece of writing that describes an incident and includes a personal response to and reflection of the incident.
What is personal narrative?
300
Right or freedom of choice
What are options?
300
A comparison of the similarity of two things.
What is an analogy?
300
The suggested or implied meaning or emotion associated with a word-beyond it's literal definition.
What is connotation?
300
A process of evaluating a written piece to improve coherence and use of language.
What is revision?
400
The order in which events happen.
What is the sequence of events?
400
Choice among two or more things?
What are options?
400
A writer's or speaker's attitude toward a subject.
What is tone?
400
The ending paragraph or essay, which brings it to a close and leaves an impression with the reader.
What is conclusion?
400
Words or information that appeal to the five senses.
What are sensory details?
500
Words or phrases that connect ideas, details, or events in writing.
What are transitions?
500
Statement of conditions
What is an ultimatum?
500
A consistant pattern of end theme throughout a poem
What is rhyme scheme?
500
The methods a writer uses to develop characters, through description, actions, and dialogue.
What is characterization?
500
Making corrections to grammatical errors, spelling, and punctuation.
What is editing?