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• What is a noun?


  A word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea.
• What is an adjective?


  A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.
• What is a verb?


  A word that expresses an action, occurrence, or state of being.
• What is an adverb?


  A word that modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb, often ending in "-ly".
• What is a personal pronoun?


  A word that replaces a specific noun, such as "I", "you", "he", "she", "it".
• What is a plural pronoun?


  A pronoun that refers to more than one person or thing, such as "we", "they", "them".
• What is an exclamatory sentence?


  A sentence that expresses strong feeling, ending with an exclamation mark.
• What is an interrogative sentence?


  A sentence that asks a question.
• What is a declarative sentence?


  A sentence that makes a statement.
• What is an imperative sentence?


  A sentence that gives a command or instruction.
• What is a metaphor?


  A figure of speech that compares two unlike things without using "like" or "as".
• What is personification?


  Giving human characteristics to non-human things or ideas.
• What is emotive language?


  Words and phrases used to evoke an emotional response from the reader.
• What is a simile?


  A comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as".
• What is hyperbole?


  An exaggeration used for emphasis or effect.
• What is pathetic fallacy?

  Attributing human emotions or characteristics to nature or inanimate objects.
• What is sibilance?


  The repetition of "s" or "sh" sounds in a sentence or phrase.
• What is imagery?

  Descriptive language that appeals to the senses.
• What is alliteration?

  The repetition of initial consonant sounds in nearby words.
• What is onomatopoeia?


  Words that phonetically imitate the sound they describe.
• What is an oxymoron?

  A phrase combining two seemingly contradictory terms.
• What is a motif?


  A recurring element, such as an image, symbol, or theme, in a literary work.
• What is a symbol?

  Something that represents or stands for something else, often an abstract idea.
• What is tone in writing?

  The author's attitude toward the subject or audience.
• What is register in language use?

  The level of formality in language use.
• What is a semantic field?

  A group of words related to a specific topic or theme that are in relatively close proximity to one another.
• What is a lexical field?


  A group of words from the same word class that are in relatively close proximity to one another.
• What is atmosphere in writing?

  The overall mood or feeling created in a piece of writing.
• What is mood in a text?

  The emotional state evoked in the reader by a text.
• What is withheld information?

  Details deliberately omitted to create suspense or intrigue.
• What is delayed decoding?


  Presenting information in a way that delays the reader's understanding.
• What is focus/shift/zoom in narrative?

  Changing the narrative perspective or level of detail.
• What is internal thought in narrative?


  Presenting a character's inner thoughts and feelings.
• What is external action in narrative?

  Describing events and actions happening outside a character's mind.
• What is prolepsis in narrative?


  Narrating future events out of chronological order.
• What is analepsis in narrative?

  Narrating past events out of chronological order.
• What does "in medias res" mean?


  Starting a story in the middle of the action.
• What is dialogue in narrative?


  Conversation between characters.
• What is tension in narrative?

  A sense of anticipation or anxiety created in the narrative.
• What is a turning point in a narrative?

  A significant moment that changes the direction of the plot.