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Elements of Literature 1
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The person telling the story.
Who is the Narrator?
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Time and place of a story: when and where.
What is setting?
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An object that stands for something else, such as a larger idea.
What is symbolism?
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As sweet as pie.

Simile

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What does RACE stand for?

Restate Answer Cite Explain

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How the reader feels in response to the text.
What is mood?
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The problem that drives the story and creates the action.
What is conflict?
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A non-linear plot structure that goes back in time.
What is a flashback?
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Yo momma so dumb she thought a quarterback was a refund

Hyperbole

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What is verbal irony?

Where you say something but mean the opposite

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The author's attitude toward the topic.
What is tone?
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The universal lesson, moral, or message the reader should learn from a story.
What is theme?
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The wind sang to the trees.

Personification

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The paper danced in the flames as it burned.

Personification

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What is dramatic irony?

When the audience knows something that the characters in the story do not

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A leading or major character. The main character/hero.

Protagonist

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The events that make up a story.
What is the plot?
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A hint of what will happen in the future.
What is foreshadowing (to foreshadow)?
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Heart represents love

Symbolism

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What is situational irony?

When what happens is the opposite of what was expected

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The narrator is a character in the story (characterized by the use of I, me, and my).
What is 1st person point of view?
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The opposing character in the story. Main villain.

Antagonist

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The world is a stage and we are merely the players.

Metaphor

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Coach Dooley is a shining star!

Metaphor

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What is rhetoric?

The art of persuasion and persuasive techniques.