G-H-I

gender stereotyping the false overgeneralization of the behaviours, attitudes, abilities, and dispositions that are appropriate for males and females

generate ideas to produce ideas before writing

genre a literary form; a category of literature

glittering generalities emotionally appealing words closely associated with highly valued virtues

group dynamics the way that people in a group relate to each other

gustatory imagery imagery that appeals to the sense of taste

hasty generalization a broad generalization based on a few specific situations

helping verb a verb that helps the main verb and indicates tense

hero a character who is braver, stronger, or smarter than most people

high-angle shot a camera shot in which the camera is placed above the subject

home page the introductory page of a website 

homonym a word that sounds the same as another word but has a different meaning and spelling; for example, site, cite, and sight

human interest a factor that makes an event newsworthy because it arouses an emotional response in the reader or because it deals with basic human needs

hyperbole extreme exaggeration

iambic a metrical foot that contains two syllablesóan unaccented one followed by an accented one

iambic pentameter a line of poetry that consists of five (penta) metrical feet, each with a weakly stressed and a more strongly stressed syllable (an iamb)

icon a picture or image used to represent a word or idea

idiom a colloquial expression that can't be directly translated into another language 

imagery vivid descriptions that appeal directly to one or more of the senses of sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch, and movement

immediacy the sense of being in the immediate vicinity of the things being described 

imperative sentence a direct command or request 

indefinite pronoun a pronoun that is used when there is no clear antecedent; for example, anyone, anybody, someone, and nobody

indeterminate ending an ending that contains no resolution

indirect question a sentence that contains a question but not necessarily in the exact words of the original question

indirect quotation words of a speaker or writer rephrased or summarized 

informal essay a personal essay

informal language everyday language that often includes slang, colloquial expressions, and contractions

initial incident the first event in a story, which introduces the conflict

innovation or progress a factor that makes an event newsworthy because it involves discovery or development and growth

in medias res a Latin term for the narrative device of beginning a work in the middle of an action sequence or dialogue

insight an important new observation about life or about people

interjection a word that expresses strong feelings or attracts attention

inter-library loan a loan of materials made from one library to another 

internal conflict a mental or moral dilemma or struggle 

Internet an electronic network connecting computers across the world

inverted-pyramid style the practice of news writers placing the most important information in the beginning of an article and the less important details in the subsequent paragraphs

irony the contrast between what is and what is expected; a discrepancy between appearance and reality

ISBN International Standard Book Number; an international identification number given to publications