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To restate the text un your own words
Paraphrase
The intended reader
Audience
Means "after death"
Posthumous
Related items set vertically;may be numbered or bulleted
list
The word or word the pronoun replaces
antecedent
Word Choice
diction
A figure of speech in which a nonhuman subject is giving human characteristics
Personification
a fictional narrative narrative that is composed of a series of connected events
plot
repetition of the initial constant sounds in nearby syllables
alliteration
the Latin root word meaning "see" or"look"
-spec-
the main reason for writing the text
authors purpose
applies to people of all times and places
universial
mixing of sound from two sources
crossfade
a reference
allusion
central message or insight of text
theme
the central idea of the text
main idea
friendly exchange between speakers
banter
Illustrate important ideas or information
images
Latin root meaning -"hand"
-pan-
a word that takes the place of a noun
pronoun
uses of language that create a musical theme
sound devices
the setting characters and basic situation
exposition
time and place of the action
setting
the conflict ends
resolution
an abbreviated way of saying two words
contraction