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Literary Elements Part II
GMS- Casey- Lit. Elements Part II
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Literature
8th Grade
08/25/2009

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Motivation
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the reason characters do certain things.
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Style
Definition
the distinctive way an author writes.
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Dialogue
Definition
a conversation between two or more characters.
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Flashback
Definition
an interruption in a chronological narrative.
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Irony
Definition
the contrast between the way things seem and the way they really are.
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Situational Irony
Definition
a character expects one outcome but the opposite occurs.
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Dramatic Irony
Definition
the reader or audience has important information that the character dosn't have.
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Forshadowing
Definition
giving readers hints about what may happen later.
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Theme
Definition
the main message of the story.
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Description
Definition
the author creates an impression of a setting, person, animal, object, or a event by using sentences.
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Dialect
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a special form of language spoken by a partivular group.
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