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a style of writing and speaking that sensationalises events, e.g. As the blood-stained housewife surveyed the scene of destruction in her kitchen, she realised that her life would never be the same again!
See third person narrator.
lighting that comes from alongside the subject, creating contrast between lit and unlit sides of...
an adverb that tells us how often something is done, e.g. She practised daily; He ...
an adjective that asks a question, e.g. Which boy has been chosen? Whose food is this?
the parts that make up any book, e.g. title page, table of contents, preface, body, bibliography...