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8th Grade Fiction list #2
Fiction/Poetry List 2 - 8th grade
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Literature
8th Grade
04/20/2011

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Voice
Definition
an author’s distinct style or manner of expression
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Tone
Definition
the writer’s attitude toward his or her audience or subject in a literary work
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Pace
Definition
determines how quickly things happen in a story and helps make the story more interesting
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Literal
Definition
the exact or primary meaning of words
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Figurative Language
Definition
writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally and is used to state ideas in vivid and imaginative ways
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Idiom
Definition
a common expression or saying
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Intended Audience
Definition
the group or type of people for whom the author wrote a piece of literature
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Inference
Definition
a logical guess based on evidence (made by combining information a writer provides with the reader’s own experience)
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Third Person Point of View
Definition
point of view in which the narrator relates the inner thoughts and feelings of only one character and everything is viewed from this character’s perspective
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Third Person Omniscient
Definition
point of view in which the narrator knows and tells about what each character feels and thinks. Means “all-knowing”
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