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Questions about Literary Devices and Sherman Alexie's novel "Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian"
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Literature
8th Grade
07/15/2013

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A person- or animal or thing presented as a person- appearing in a work of literature.

 

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Character
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A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable. Comparing two unlike things to make a point.

 

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Metaphor
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a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as

 

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Simile
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An expression that has become trite, or unoriginal, from excessive use

 

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Cliché
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The point of greatest excitement or intensity in a story

 

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Climax
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A problem or a struggle of some kind.
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Conflict
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In literature or film, the conversation of characters.

 

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Dialogue
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The method of building in clues or hints about what is to come in a story

 

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Foreshadowing
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Descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates pictures or images in the reader’s mind.

 

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Imagery
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A difference or contrast between appearance and reality

 

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Irony
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The emotional quality in a piece of literature

 

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Mood
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The person who tells a story

 

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Narrator
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The perspective from which a story is told.

 

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Point of View
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The presentation of an abstract quality, object, or idea as a person

 

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Personification
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The sequence of related events or actions in a story

 

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Plot
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The main character in a story

 

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Protagonist
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The final part of a story that makes clear the outcome of the conflict

 

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Resolution
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A dramatic moment that reveals something important to a character

 

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Revelation
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The time, place, and circumstances that form the background of a story.

 

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Setting
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A person, object, or event that has meaning in itself and also stands for something else

 

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Symbol
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The central idea or underlying meaning about human nature that is developed in a story.

 

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Theme
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The appearance of reality in fiction

 

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Verisimilitude
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Sherman Alexie and his main character Junior were both born with what condition?
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Hydrocephalus, or "Water on the Brain"

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Who would Junior's parents have been if somebody had paid attention to their dreams?
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His mother would have been a Spokane Falls Community College Teacher

His father would have been the fifth-best Jazz Sax player west of the Mississippi

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Why does Junior throw the geometry book at Mr. P?
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Because it had "This book belonds to Agnes Adams" inscribed inside of it. Agnes Adams is Junior's mother, which means the textbook is at least thirty years out of date.
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What did Junior's sister, Mary Runs Away, want to do with her life?
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Write romance novels
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What does Mr. P mean when he says "We were supposed to kill the Indian to save the child?"
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He means that, as a teacher, he was supposed to make kids give up being Indian, give up their songs and stories and language and dancing. He means he was supposed to kill Indian culture.
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Who is Junior's best friend on the Rez before he goes to Rearden?
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Rowdy
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why does everyone hate Junior for going to school in Reardan?

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Because Rearden is an all white school
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What is the name of the boy that Junior punched in the face? Why did he punch him in the face?
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Roger, because he told a really racist joke
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What is the name of Junior's first friend at Reardan?
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Gordy
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Why does Junior's sister run away, and where does she go?
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She marries an Indian poker player and moves to Montana because she was inspired by Junior to change her life.
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What does Junior dress up as for Halloween?
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A homeless person
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What does Penelope want to do with her life and why?
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She wants to go to Stanford and study architecture because she wants to build something beautiful and to be remembered.
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Why did the dentist on the reservation only give Junior half of the Novocain that he should have?
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Because he believed that Indians only felt half as much pain as white people.
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What is Junior's real name?
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Arnold Spirit.
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How many miles does Junior have to walk to get from Reardan to the Reservation?
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22 miles
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What does Penelope do when she finds out that Junior is poor?
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She cries
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