| A | B |
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| Non Fiction | writing that tells about real people, places, objects and events |
| Fiction | writing that tells about imaginary characters and events |
| Poetry | a type of writing that includes stanzas, complete sentences that are broken up into lines, and language that breaks rules |
| Memoir | writer tells a true story from a specific period in his or her own life |
| Onomatopoeia | words that sound like the objects or actions to which they refer |
| Sensory Language | language that appeals to one of the 5 senses |
| Simile | A comparison between two unlike things using the words “like” or “as” |
| Metaphor | A comparison between two unlike things without using the words “like” or “as” |
| Personification | a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics |
| 1st Person | told by character using pronouns like I. ME, MINE |
| 2nd Person | Used in speeches, and uses the pronoun “you” (Rarely used in fiction) |
| Omniscient Third Person | narrator knows and tells about what each character feels and thinks |
| Limited Third Person | narrator relates thoughts and feeling of ONE character |
| Stanza | Group of Lines |
| Lines | A group of words arranged in a row. The place where the line breaks is important. The end of a line, is not necessarily the end of a sentence. |
| Rhyme | repetition of sounds at the end of the words |
