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Term | Definition |
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Scene | A place where something occurs or a setting in a story. |
Secondary Source | A piece of info that is passed along to others by one who didn't witness an event |
Tale | A story, either real or fiction, that is told. |
Thesis Paper | An explanation of the topic or purpose of a research paper. |
Word Play | Jokes and witty remarks ( includes puns and figurative language). |
Allusion | Passing reference or indirect mention. |
Appendix | Supplementary material that is collected and appended at the back of a book. |
Characterization. | The act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features. |
Contrast | The act of distinguishing by comparing differences. |
Extended Metaphor | A comparison between two unlike things that continues throughout a series of sentences in a paragraph or lines in a poem. |
Guide Word | A word printed at the top of a page indicating the first or last word entry on that page. |
Homonym | Same pronunciation but different meanings and spelling. |
Homograph | Words with the same spelling but different meanings. |
Homophone | A letter or group of letters having the same sound as another |
Oxymoron | Conjoining contradictory terms. |