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| first person point of view |
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| A character narrating from within a story, employing such terms as “I,” “me,” “my,” and other self-referencing personal pronouns |
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| second person point of view |
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| in which the author speaks directly to the reader, employing such pronouns as “you,” and “your,” |
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| third person limited omniscient point of view |
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| reveals the thoughts of only one character (at least, one at a time), leaving the audience to interpret or assume the perspectives of other characters. |
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| third person omniscient point of view |
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| tells the reader everything about the story, including the thoughts and feelings of the characters and even information in the author’s mind which no other character knows. |
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| third person objective (dramatic) point of view |
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| tells a story without describing the opinion, thoughts, or feelings of any character. |
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| when something represents something else and holds significance. |
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| a figure of speech in which two things, essentially different, but thought to be alike in one or more respects, are compared using “like,” “as,” “as if,” “such,” or other terms of comparison. |
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| a novel that is told in part or entirely through letters by one or more of the characters |
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| a character who contrasts with another character, often the protagonist, for the purpose of highlighting certain aspects of the other character’s personality. |
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| the subject performs the action expressed in the verb; the subject acts. |
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| the subject receives the action expressed in the verb; the subject is acted upon. |
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| a message about life, society, or human nature that is a statement usually implied about the subject |
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