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| alliteration | Repeating the same sound at the beginning of several words in a phrase or sentence. |
| adjectives | Words that describe nouns. |
| adverbs | Words that describe verbs. |
| antonyms | Words that mean the opposite. |
| audience | The people who read a written piece or hear the piece being read. |
| author's purpose | The reason an author writes, such as to entertain, to inform, or to persuade. |
| author's tone | The attitude the writer takes toward an audience, a subject, or a character. |
| base word | The central part of a word that other word parts may be attached to. |
| biography | A true story about a person's life. |
| cause | The reason for an action, feeling, or response. |
| character | A person or an animal in a story, play or other literary work. |
| compare | To use examples to show how things are alike. |
| contrast | To use examples to show how things are different. |
| details | Many small parts which help to tell a story. |
| descriptive text | To create a clear picture of a person, place, thing, or idea by using vivid words. |
| directions | An order or instructions on how to do something or how to act. |
| draw conclusions | To make a decision or form an opinion after considering the facts from the text. |
| effect | A result of a cause. |
