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| a voice that indicates the subject is preforming an action |
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| the intended readers to whom the author is writing |
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| narration of a story by one of the characters, using the first-person pronouns 'I' and 'me' |
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| first-person point of view |
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| organizational pattern in which details are grouped together such as in comparison and contrast, where the similarities or differences are grouped together |
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| organizational pattern in which details are presented from least important to most important or from most important to least important |
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| the form of a verb used in a sentence in which the subject is the receiver of the action |
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| words used to create pictures in the mind of a reader, rather than words that merely tell what happened |
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| very informal speech, consisting either of new words or of new definition for old words, which usually stays in fashion only for a brief period of time |
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| organizational pattern in which details are arranged according to location |
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| the main message that an author wants to communicate to a reader |
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| the attitude of the writer toward the topic or subject |
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| the way a piece of writing sounds |
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| a sentence, usually in the introductory paragraph, that expresses the belief that the essay is about |
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