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Concept Definition Example Analogy- An extended metaphor. Metaphor- Describing something with out using "like" or "as". She is a a pig. Simile- Describing something using "like" or "as". Example- He is fast as a plane. Idiom- A sentence that doesn't mean literally what it's saying. Example- It's raining cats and dogs. Personification-Giving human traits to a thing/animal. Hyperbole- Root words Affixes Word meanings • Definition- The meaning of a word. • Example • Restate • Contrast Textbooks Newspapers Signs Instruction manuals Atlas Almanac Encyclopedia Cause and effect Author’s argument/ Point of view/ Perspective Technical directions Consumer and workplace documents Author’s evidence Bias- If you take the side of something. Stereotyping Short story Novella Novel Essay Plot Foreshadowing Characterization Theme First Person Third Person omniscient Third Person Limited Subjective Point of View Objective Point of view Transitions Anecdotes Descriptions Facts Statistics Examples Note-taking Outlining Summarizing Paraphrasing/rephrasing Bibliography In-text citation Revise for organization Revise for word choice Beginning/middle/end Conflict/resolution Rising action Climax Denouement Major and minor characters Setting Dialogue Suspense Narrative action Organize around clear ideas and images Card catalog Magazine Newspaper Dictionary Footnotes Support and proposition Reader’s concern Counter argument Main idea Significant details Modifiers Active voice Infinitives Participles Pronouns and antecedents Parts of speech Structure and types of sentences Pronoun reference Quotation marks Commas Dependent and independent clauses Hyphens Dashes- Brackets Semicolons- capitalization- When you capitalize a letter.