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| conflict | a struggle between opposing forces |
| denotation | the dictionary definition of a word |
| connotation | the feelings behind a word; the suggested or implied meaning or emotion associated with a word |
| mood | the overall emotion, which is created by the author's language and tone and the subject matter |
| textual evidence | quotations, summaries, or paraphrases from text passages to support a position |
| imagery | descriptive or figurative language used to create word pictures in a reader's mind |
| paraphrase | to restate in your own words (not significantly shorter than the original text) |
| summarize | to briefly restate the main ideas of a piece of writing (always shorter than the original text) |
| narrative | a type of writing that tells a story or describes a sequence of events in an incident |
| diction | refers to a writer's word choice, which often conveys voice and tone |
| tone | a writer's or speaker's attitude toward a subject, character or audience |
