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Vocabulary
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100
Abbreviations made by using the first letters in a name or phrase.
What is acronym.
100
The turning point in a plot where the action is at its highest point.
What is climax.
100
Focuses on the deeds of a hero
What is a legend.
100
A story about an event from a person's past.
What is a personal narrative.
100
What happens as a result of a cause.
What is effect
200
A comparison of two things that says one is the other.
What is metaphor.
200
A look back at a scene from the past.
What is flashback.
200
Is acted out, has scenes, and director's notes.
What is a play or drama.
200
A story about someone's life, written by that person.
What is an autobiography.
200
A statement that can be proven.
What is a fact
300
The dictionary definition of a word.
What is denotation.
300
The vantage point from which a story is told.
What is point of view.
300
Is written in lines and stanzas.
What is a poem or poetry
300
The kind of writing an essay is because it contains facts and opinions.
What is subjective.
300
What a composition is about/the subject
What is topic.
400
A comparison that uses "like" or "as".
What is simile.
400
Point of view when someone in the story is telling the story.
What is first person.
400
Usually contains gods and goddesses.
What is a myth.
400
An ongoing record of someone's thoughts and actions.
What is diary or journal.
400
The range of information an author included in the writing.
What is scope.
500
Words with nearly the same meaning.
What is synonym.
500
A lesson learned from a story or its main idea
What is theme
500
Has a lesson to be learned.
What is a fable.
500
A short work that contains only facts.
What is article or objective.
500
An author's purpose is to tell what something is like.
What is describe.