Give me the term.
Life lesson, meaning, moral, or message about life or human nature that the writer is sharing with the reader.
Theme
Foreshadowing
Hints and clues that suggest future events in a story.
The main character of the story.
A comparison of two unlike things using the words "like" or "as"
Simile
A word that is spelled how it sounds; a word that you can hear.
Onomatopoeia
An interruption in present events of action that took place at an earlier time to help the reader understand a character's current situation.
Flashback
Suspense
Feeling of growing tension and excitement felt by the reader; makes the reader curious about the outcome of the story.
Define the Point of View:
Narrator is a character in the story; uses the pronouns "I" and/ or "we" in the narration.
First Person Point of View
Giving human like characteristics to non-human things.
Personification
An exaggeration that cannot possibly be true.
Hyperbole.
The narrator's position in relation to the story being told.
Point of View
Theme
Life lesson, meaning, moral or message about life or human nature that the writer shares with the reader.
Define antogonist.
The repetition of the same initial consonant sound.
Alliteration
Give me an example of a simile.
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Feeling or atmosphere that the writer creates. (How the reader feels.)
Mood
Tone
Expresses the writer's attitude toward his or her subject. (How the author feels.)
Define the Point of View:
Narrator is outside the action and not one of the characters; uses pronouns "he" and/or "she" in the narration; tells only what one character thinks, feels, and observes.
Third Person Limited Point of View
A comparison of two unlike things not using the words "like" or "as"
Metaphor
Give me an example of personification.
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When the reader expects one event to happen, but the opposite happens instead.
Irony
What are the four methods of characterization?
1. Narrator's direct comments.
2. Character's physical appearance.
3. Character's own thoughts, feelings, actions.
4. Other character's thought's feelings, actions.
Define the Point of View:
Narrator is outside the action and not one of the characters; uses pronouns "he" and/or "she" in the narration; sees in the mind of all characters; all-knowing
Third Person Omniscient Point of View
A phrase whose words contradict each other with opposite meanings.
Oxymoron
Give me an example of hyperbole.
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