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| imagery | words or phrases that are used to appeal to the five senses. |
| sensory detail | details that make reference to sight, smell, hearing, taste and touch. |
| idioms | a phrase or expression whose meaning cannot be understood using the ordinary meanings of the words in it. For example: “Hold your horses.” |
| personification | the giving of human like qualities to an animal, object or idea |
| analogy | a similarity between like features of two things, on which a comparison may be based |
| symbols | something that presents something else. Example: the $ sign or the @ sign. |
| acronyms | abbreviations that stand for something. Example: OAT for Ohio Achievement Test |
| scope | aim or purpose for writing |
| genre | a term used to identify categories of literature. There 4 major types are nonfiction, fiction, drama and poetry. |
| poetry | poetry – the most compact form of literature |
| drama/play | a form of literature that is performed for an audience, either on stage or before a camera. |
| myths | an invented story, idea or concept |
| biography | a story of a person’s life written by someone else |
| autobiography | nonfiction writing in which a person tells a story of their life. |
