Figurative Language
An extreme exaggeration used to make a point or emphasize a feeling.
Hyperbole
The narrator is a character in the story and uses pronouns like I, me, and we
First person POV
What is characterization?
The process or artistic methods an author uses to create, develop, and reveal a character’s personality throughout a story.
How a character IS and/or what they look like.
Comparing two different ideas by describing how they're similar
Analogies
Is a world like "love," "revenge," or "survival" a theme? Why or why not?
NO! They are TOPICS! A theme teaches a moral lesson
A direct comparison between two unlike things that states one thing is another (without using "like" or "as").
Metaphor
This perspective uses the pronoun you and is typically found in choose-your-own-adventure books, recipes, or instructional guides.
2nd Person POV
This type of characterization occurs when the author explicitly and plainly states a character's traits or physical appearance to the reader.
Direct characterization
In literature, this literary device is essentially an extended analogy that lasts for an entire poem, song, or story, comparing two completely different things to reveal a hidden meaning.
An allegory (or an extended metaphor)?
True or False: A text can only have one theme.
An expression or phrase whose meaning cannot be understood from the literal definition of its individual words (e.g., "bite the bullet").
Idiom
An all-knowing narrator who is outside the story and understands the thoughts and feelings of all characters.
3RD PERSON OMNISCIENT
This type of characterization requires readers to use clues such as a character's actions, thoughts, speech, and effects on others to infer their personality.
Indirect characterization
A story describes a town where citizens are not allowed to read. One character secretly teaches others to read, and the story explores the importance of freedom and access to knowledge.
This is an example of what?
An allegory!
What are the steps to help us identify a theme?
1. Read the text
2. Make a list of topics
3. "The author believes..." about the TOPIC
4. Remove "the author believes"
a figure of speech that explicitly compares two different, unrelated things to highlight a shared quality, typically using the words "like," "as," or "than"
simile
AN OUTSIDE narrator who only focuses on the thoughts, feelings, and perspective of a single character
3rd person limited
Identify the type of characterization used in this sentence: "Marcus sneered, pushed past the smaller boy in line, and intentionally knocked his books to the floor."
Indirect characterization
A short story that uses a simple situation or characters to teach a moral or life lesson.
Parable
What is theme?
The central message, lesson, or universal truth about human nature that an author communicates through a text.
Write an example of a metaphor
answers may vary
The major narrative consequence or drawback when an author chooses a first-person narrator instead of an omniscient one.
What is a biased or limited perspective (unreliable narrator)?
Create an example of direct characterization
Answers may vary
What are at LEAST 2 ways an author develops theme?
Repetition, characterization, analogies, point of view, figurative language, conflict and resolution