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| inference | a judgment based on reasoning by reading between the lines |
| irony | when what happens is the opposite of what was expected |
| limerick | a humorous verse that has five lines |
| literary devices | tools used by the author to give voice to the writing |
| literary elements | techniques that must be in literature (plot, setting, characters, etc.) |
| main idea | the author's central thought |
| methaphor | a comparison of two things NOT using like or as |
| mood | emotions of an author or piece of writing |
| multiple-meaning words | words that have several meanings depending on how they are used in a sentence |
| narrative | a piece of writing that tells a story |
| nonfiction | writing about actual events or people |
| omniscient | when a story is told by a narrator that knows and sees everything |
| paraphrase | to restate something you read in your own words |
| personification | when an object is given human form or qualities |
| phonics | the relationship between letters and sounds |
| plot | the sequence of events in a story |
| poetry | uses rhythm and an appeal to the senses to make the reader feel a certain way |
| point of view | the point from which a story is told |
| possessive | a form of a noun that shows ownership |
| onomatopoeia | a word that sounds like its meaning |
