The sequence of events that make up a story.

The time and place in which a story takes place.

A person, animal, or figure represented in a story.

An occurrence or happening, especially one of significance.

A short extract from a text or piece of music.

The capacity to have an effect on the character, development, or behavior of someone or something.

Existing or situated within the mind or body.

A conversation between two or more characters in a book, play, or movie.

Visually descriptive or figurative language used in literature.

A figure of speech comparing two unlike things using "like" or "as."

The voice or persona delivering a poem or story.

The general attitude or mood conveyed by a piece of writing.

A dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage.

A division of a play or film, representing a single event or situation.

A written composition on a particular subject, often in a newspaper or magazine.

A non-fiction film or television program that provides a factual report on a particular subject.

The central point or concept that an author wants to communicate to the reader.

A group of words taken from a text or speech and repeated by someone other than the original author or speaker.

A personal view, attitude, or appraisal.

A brief statement or account of the main points of something.

Oversimplified and fixed ideas about a group of people.

The perspective from which a story is told.

A simplified drawing showing the appearance, structure, or workings of something.

The main point or underlying direction of a piece of writing.

An individual feature, fact, or item.

A category of artistic composition characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter.

To make a statement or situation less confused and more comprehensible.

A small group of words standing together as a conceptual unit.

Organizational pattern

The structure used to arrange the main points of a speech or text.

A literary device used to give an indication or hint of what is to come later in the story.

A state or feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen.

Visual components used to enhance the understanding of a text.

The ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of lines of a poem or verse.

Objective point of view

A narrative perspective that presents the story without the narrator's personal opinions or feelings.

Subjective Point of View

A narrative perspective that includes the narrator's personal feelings and opinions.

Speaking directly to the audience or reader.

Words that carry strong emotional implications.

Sweeping generalization

A statement that applies a general rule to all situations without exceptions.

Limited point of view

A perspective where the narrator knows only the thoughts and feelings of one character.

Omniscient point of view

A perspective where the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all characters.

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A statement that explains the meaning of a word or phrase.

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A listing in a dictionary that provides the meaning, pronunciation, and other details of a word.

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A word that originates from the Latin language.

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A distinct section of writing that deals with a particular point or idea.

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The base part of a word that comes from Latin, often used to form new words.

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The history and source of a word's development.

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A struggle or clash between opposing forces or characters in a story.

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