"Today I'm five. I was four last night going to sleep in Wardrobe, but when I wake up in Bed in the dark I'm changed to five, abracadabra. Before that I was three, then two, then one, then zero. "Was I minus numbers?"

"It was almost December, and Jonas was beginning to be frightened. No. Wrong word, Jonas thought. Frightened meant that deep, sickening feeling of something terrible about to happen."

"Something very painful was going on in Harry's mind. As Hagrid's story came to a close, he saw again the blinding flash of green light, more clearly than he had ever remembered it before -- and he remembered something else, for the first time in his life: a high, cold, cruel laugh."

"Elizabeth, having rather expected to affront him, was amazed at his gallantry; but there was a mixture of sweetness and archness in her manner which made it difficult for her to affront anybody; and Darcy had never been so bewitched by any woman as he was by her."

Details like "no idea" create a clear image that Ruth is insane and unrealiable

Details like "alarm clock woke her" set the scene that a horrific event is about to happen to Ruth

Details like "seven o'clock that morning" portray Ruth as a hard worker and implies that she is a teacher

Details like "longest day of her life" build on the suspense and suggests that Ruth will have an unexpected day

precise language to explain complex ideas.

informal word choice to simplify explanations.

simple, conversational language to capture the readers' interest.

figurative language to provide colorful descriptions.

Specific words that not only communicate ideas but also help describe events, characters, settings, and so on

a writer’s unique use of language that allows a reader to “hear” a human personality in the writer’s work.

a person, a place, an object, an animal, or an activity that stands for something beyond itself.

method of narration used in a short story, novel, narrative poem, or work of nonfiction

very good or pleasant; excellent.

a benevolent fictional character with superhuman powers, such as Superman

(of a manifestation or event) attributed to some force beyond scientific understanding or the laws of nature.

existing in or caused by nature; not made or caused by humankind

The examination, interpretation and critique of both the material content of the channels of media

examination a text, or one element of a text, such as character, setting, plot or theme of a story.

written works, especially those considered of superior or lasting artistic merit

the literary genre represented or exemplified by novels

a short statement, usually one sentence, that summarizes the main point or claim of an essay

a question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer

the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques

a question that must be answered in order to continue the story

an argument made to oppose another argument

the believability or trustworthiness of a source and the information it provides.

an organized exchange of opinions on an issue

writing that helps a reader to picture events, objects, and characters

a word part that contains the core meaning of the word

a word part that by itself is also a word

a word part that appears at the end of a root or base word to form a new word.

a word part attached to the beginning of a word or word root.

a word part that contains the core meaning of the word

a word part that appears at the end of a root or base word to form a new word

a word that can only be understood by a person who knows fluent Latin

a word part that contains the core meaning of the word and is from the Latin language

a word that contains a latino descent

a word with a meaning opposite that of another word

a word with a meaning similar to that of another word.

A word’s dictionary meaning

a relationship between pairs of words

a word with a meaning opposite that of another word

a word with a meaning similar to that of another word.

A word’s dictionary meaning

a relationship between pairs of words

"What's up" Ms. Zehnacker said obnoxiously.

"What's up, Ms. Zehnacker said obnoxiously."

What's up," Ms. Zehnacker said obnoxiously.

"What's up," Ms. Zehnacker said obnoxiously.

Ms. Zehnacker yelled in the hallway, and Ms. Nielsen screamed loudly —she was very excited —to respond.

Ms. Zehnacker yelled in the hallway and Ms. Nielsen screamed loudly, she was very excited to respond.

Ms. Zehnacker yelled in the hallway: and Ms. Nielsen screamed, loudly —she was very excited, to respond.

Ms. Zehnacker yelled in the hallway and Ms. Nielsen screamed: loudly, she was very excited, to respond.

Ms. Zehnacker exclaimed, "i would love to have international students!"

Ms. Zehnacker exclaimed, "i would love to be have International students!"

Ms. Zehnacker exclaimed, "I would love to be have international students!"

Ms. Zehnacker exclaimed, "I would love to be have International students!"

To Ms. Nielsen's great surprise two students smiling broadly invited her to join their conversation.

To Ms. Nielsen's great surprise two students, smiling broadly invited her to join their conversation.

To Ms. Nielsen's great surprise—two students smiling broadly invited her to join their conversation.

To Ms. Nielsen's great surprise, two students, smiling broadly, invited her to join their conversation.