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| making a reference to a well known person, place, thing, event, literature, |
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the way the author presents characters;
B-behavior
O- others thoughts about them
A- their appearance
S- speech
T- their thoughts, how they feel about themselves and others |
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| a struggle inside character's head, man vs. self |
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a struggle between 2 opposing forces,
man vs. man,
man vs. nature,
man vs. society |
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| when a story refers to an earlier time |
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| a hint about what will happen later in the story |
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| a deliberate exaggeration |
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| author describes something that appeals to the 5 senses |
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| when the audience or reader knows more than the characters in the story |
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when something happens that goes against what you would expect,
ex. firehouse burns down |
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| saying the opposite of what you mean (sarcasm) |
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a comparison of 2 dissimilar things which does not use like or as. speaking of something as though it is something else,
ex. my love is a red, red rose |
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| how the story or work makes you feel |
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a made up word that represents a sound,
ex. buzz, meow |
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a statement that seems to contradict itself,
ex. a wise fool |
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a statement that seems contradictory, but may actually be true,
ex. "the silence of midnight rang in my ears" |
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giving a nonhuman subject human characteristics,
ex. the flower danced |
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| First Person Point of View |
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| the narrator is a character in the story |
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| Third Person Limited Point of View |
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| the narrator is a character outside the story |
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| Third Person Omniscient Point of View |
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| the narrator is a character outside the story that can tell how any character in the story is thinking and feeling |
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| the time, place, physical details, and circumstances in which a situation occurs |
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a comparison of 2 dissimilar things using like or as,
ex. my love is like a red, red rose |
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| something that represents something else |
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| a central message or insight about life that can be understood by most cultures |
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| the writer's attitude toward his or her audience or subject |
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| a character alone on stage speaking to the audience |
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