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Figure of Speech  🟪&nbsp A special way of describing a subject by comparing it to something else. (See metaphor, personification, and simile.)

First Draft  🟪&nbsp The first attempt at writing about a topic.

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Focus/Main Idea  🟪 The specific part of a topic a writer chooses to concentrate on. For example, a piece written about Abraham Lincoln could focus on his education.

Form  🟪 The shape of writing—a poem, an essay, a report, a play, and so on.

Freewriting  🟪 Writing quickly to discover new ideas.