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- stanza
- A group of rimed lines, usually forming one of a series of similar divisions in a poem.
- compound word
- A compound word is made when two words are joined to form a new word.
- fairy tale
- an interesting but highly implausible story
- root word
- (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
- syllogism
- logical formula consisting of a major premise, a minor premise and a conclusion; deceptive or specious argument
- science fiction
- combines elements of fiction and fantasy with scientific fact that is usually set in the future
- suffix
- an affix that is added at the end of the word
- contraction
- a word formed from two or more words by omitting or combining some sounds
- main idea
- what a piece of writing is mainly about
- Legend
- A narrative or tradition handed down from the past; distinguished from a myth by having more historical truth and perhaps less of the supernatural
- alliteration
- the repitition of sounds, most often consonat sounds, at the begining of words. Alliteration gives emphasis to words.
- plot
- a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
- bias
- a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation
- footnote
- a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
- prefix
- an affix that added in front of the word
- metaphor
- a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity
- venn diagram
- a diagram that uses circles to represent set theory
- root word
- the base component of a term which gives it a meaning that may be modified by other components
- point of view
- "eyes" through which the story is told
- synonym
- A word having the same or almost the same meaning as some other.
- satire
- A type of writing that ridicules the shortcomings of people or institutions in an attemmpt to bring about a change.
- antonym
- two words that express opposing concepts
- biography
- an account of the series of events making up a person's life
- Fable
- a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
- atlas
- a collection of maps in book form
- annotated bibliography
- An annotated bibliography gives an account of the research that has been done on a given topic. Like any bibliography, an annotated bibliography is an alphabetical list of research sources. In addition to bibliographic data, an annotated bibliography provides a concise summary of each source and some assessment of its value or relevance.
- summary
- a briefstatement that presents the main points in a concise form