NARRATIVE

CONNECTED EVENTS THAT FORM A STORY

EXPOSITORY

WRITTEN TO EXPLAIN OR DESCRIBE

PERSUASIVE

ATTEMPTING TO CONVINCE THE READER TO ADOPT A SPECIFIC POINT OF VIEW

ANALYZE

TO EXAMINE IN DETAIL

HYPERBOLE

AN EXTREME EXAGGERATION

EUPHEMISM

A MILD WORD OR EXPRESSION SUBSTITUTED FOR HARSH WORDING

DIALOGUE

CONVERSATION BETWEEN CHARACTERS

EXTERNAL CONFLICT

WHEN A CHARACTER STRUGGLES AGAINST AN OUTSIDE FORCE

INTERNAL CONFLICT

A PSYCHOLOGICAL STRUGGLE WITHIN ONE’S MIND

CHARACTERIZATION

HOW AN AUTHOR DESCRIBES THE PEOPLE/THINGS WITHIN A STORY