Creative Writing: High School: General Terms, List 1

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  1. characterize
    describe or portray the qualities or peculiarities of
  2. development
    the act of improving by expanding, enlarging, or refining
  3. describe
    give an account or representation of in words
  4. description
    the act of depicting something
  5. elaborate
    add details to clarify an idea
  6. sensory
    involving or derived from the senses
  7. detail
    a single fact considered separately from the whole
  8. imagination
    the ability to form mental pictures of things or events
  9. inspiration
    arousal of the mind to unusual activity or creativity
  10. narration
    a telling of a story in writing, drama, or cinema
  11. narrative
    an account that tells the particulars of an act or event
  12. prologue
    an introductory section of a novel or other literary work
  13. introduction
    the first section of a communication
  14. conclusion
    the last section of a communication
  15. epilogue
    a short section at the end of a literary work
Created on Tue Jul 26 13:57:17 EDT 2022 (updated Tue Jun 03 09:35:07 EDT 2025)

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