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| effect | the way one thing influences or acts upon another. |
| effective | something that is successful in producing a desired or intended result. |
| coherence | clear and orderly presentation of ideas in a paragraph or essay.clear and orderly presentation of ideas in a paragraph or essay. |
| internal coherence | coherence within a paragraph. |
| external coherence | coherence between the paragraphs and relates to the entire essay. |
| genre | category or class to which a literary work belongs; epic poetry, mythology, and science fiction are all examples. |
| stanza | division of lines into equal groups in poetry. |
| denotation | exact, literal meaning. |
| connotation | suggested or implied meaning or emotion associated with a word, beyond its literal definition. |
| figurative language | language used in an imaginative way to express ideas that are not literally true. It is used for effect, such as with personification, simile, metaphor, and hyperbole. |
| narrative | a story that describes a sequence of events in an incident. |
| sensory details | language that appeals to one or more of the five senses—sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell. |
| characterization | the methods a writer uses to develop characters, for example through description, actions, and dialogue. |
| myth | traditional story that explain beliefs, customs, or natural phenomena through the actions of gods or heroes. |
| symbol | an object, a person, or a place that stands for something else. |
| symbolism | use of symbols in a literary work. |
