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| idiom | a group of words that does not actually mean what it says; Examples: raining cats and dogs, a month of Sundays |
| omniscient narrator | a type of third-person narrator who "knows" and can tell the reader what any character in the book is thinking or doing at any time |
| audience | the intended readers to whom the author is writing |
| character | a person or animal in a work of fiction |
| conflict | a class or struggle between people, ideas, or feelings, characters can have a problem within themselves, with another character, with society, or with nature |
| desolate | a place deserted of people, empty |
| tyrannical | using power over other people in a way that is cruel and unfair |
| thesis statement | The sentence that states the main idea of an essay. |
| drastic | extremely severe or extension |
| negative | expressing refusal to do something |
| encounter | to come upon or meet someone, often unexpectedly |
| encourage | to inspire with courage, spirit, or confidence |
