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Author's Purpose |
Why the work was written:to inform,enterian,or persuade |
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cause and effecrt |
When somthing happens directly becuse of somthing else. |
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chracterization |
the process of revealing the personlity of the charter Direct: jim is brave |
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compare and contrast |
telling the similarities and differences bettwen two or more things |
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conflict |
a struggle or problem between opposing charaters of foces internal:conflict take place inide your mind external:conflict against a out side force |
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figerative language |
words orphrase that describe one thing in terms of anthor |
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simile |
comparison using like or as |
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metaphor |
comparison not using like or as |
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Idiom |
it ranig cats in dogs |
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Hyperbole |
an exaggeration |
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personifaction |
giving humen character to nonhuman things |
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flashback |
a scene that interrupts the present action of of the plot to flash backward and tell what happend earlier in time |
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forshawdowing |
the use of clues to hint at what will happen later in the story |
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imagery |
language that appeals to the senses |
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mood |
the feeling of a work of literature |
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nonfiction |
prose wriring that deals with real people,events,and place |
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onomatopoeia |
the use of a word whose sound imitates or suggests its meaning like boom |
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plot |
the sequnce of events in a story |
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rising action |
events leading up to a climax of the story |
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falling action |
Events after the climax of the story and the minor conflicts are resolved . |
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poin of view |
the vantage point from which the story i told EX 1st,2nd,or 3rd person |
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resolution |
the major conflict is resolved |
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protagonist |
the main chartacter |
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setting |
when and where a story take place when and where can be called time and place |
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voice |
writers distinct way of talking or writing |
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tone |
the attitude the writer takes toward the audience,subject,or charter |