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| the problem in the story. Two forces or ideas characters (man v. man, man v. himself, man v. nature) |
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| giving human qualities to non-humans |
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| the sequence of events in a story |
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| the vantage point from which the story is told |
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| how things work out in a story |
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| writing that uses humor, irony, or wit to make fun of something |
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| the time and place in which the events occur in a literary work |
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| a comparison that does use like or as |
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| something that stands for something else |
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| the central idea in a literary work; the main point the author wants to convey to the reader |
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| the author's attempt to create a mental picture in the mind of the reader |
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| not intended to be taken literally |
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| repetition of the same consonant sound |
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| repetition of the internal vowel sound |
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| The reason the writer writes. (Entertain? Explain? Inform? Persuade?) |
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| a person, animal or imaginary creature in a literary work. |
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Identical consonant sounds
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| two consecutive lines of poetry that usually rhyme and have the same meter ("If turkeys gobble, do Pilgrims squabble") |
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| fixed poetry consisting of 17 syllables organized into 3 unrhymed lines of 5, 7, 5 syllables |
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| humerous-styled poetry consisting of 5 lines with the rhyme scheme aabba |
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| a brief poem that expresses the personal emotions and thoughts of a single speaker |
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| word resembles the sound (buzz, bang, sizzle) |
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| grouping odd lines set off by a space |
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| the central meaning of the literary work |
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| poetic lines composed in a rhythmical pattern |
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| the line or lines that are repeated in music or in verse; the "chorus" of a song |
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| comparison between two things that are alike in some way. |
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| the most important characters in literary works |
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| the less important characters in a literary work are known as minor characters. |
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| one who undergoes important changes as a plot unfolds. |
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| one who remains the same throughout a story |
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| involves a character who struggles against a force outside him or herself, such as nature, a physical obstacle, or another character. |
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| the stage of the plot in which the story begins to draw to a close |
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| the first stage of a typical story plot |
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| shows the relationships between events or ideas |
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| to make a judgement or arrive at a belief based on evidence,experience,and reasoning |
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| a broad statement about a class or category of people,ideas, or things based on a study of, or a belief about, only some of is members |
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| refers to how a writer chooses to narrate a story |
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| is a form of autobiographical writing in which a writer shares his or her personal experiences and observations of important events or people |
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| the central or most important idea about a topic that a writer or speaker conveys |
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| is to briefly retell the main ideas of a piece of writing in one's own words |
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| to take individual pieces of information and combine them in order to gain a better understanding of a subject |
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| the narrator is a character in the story and uses first-person pronouns, such as I, me, and we. |
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| poetry without regular patterns of rhyme and rhythm |
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| a long narrative poem about the adventures of a hero whose actions reflect the ideals and values of a nation or a group of people |
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| Poetry that tells a story. |
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| Poetry that tells a story. |
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| poetry that presents the personal thoughts and feelings of a single speaker |
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| A poem or stanza containing six lines |
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| is when the line of a poem ceases to extend, and a new line starts; |
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| the pattern of rhyme between lines of a poem or song |
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| the measure of a line of poetry |
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| the pattern of sounds made by varying the stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem. |
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| a struggle between opposing forces |
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| why the character act in the way they do |
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| words, phrases, or sentences that tell more about the main idea |
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the reader enters only one character's mind, either throughout the entire work or in a specific section. Third-person limited differs from first-person because the author's voice, not the character's voice, is what you hear in the descriptive passages.
In Virginia Woolf's wonderful novel Mrs. Dalloway, you're in one character's mind at a time. You know the title character's thoughts about Peter, the great love of her youth, for example, and then a few pages later, you hear Peter's thoughts about Mrs. Dalloway. Fascinating! When you're reading a third-person selection, either limited or omniscient, you're watching the story unfold as an outsider. Remember that most writers choose this point of view.
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bob 1 comment collapsed Collapse Expand u need to be more specific on the diferent types of third person
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chrispearl 1 comment collapsed Collapse Expand i love too!! i want to read more to know everything also like ,on
how the writer;s explore and influence the reader perception... and
also to how it will be effectively meaningful.....
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S.E. 1 comment collapsed Collapse Expand Savannah, it's probably too late for this information for you, but
when books use 1st person for several different characters
(switching between them), it's called the Rashamon Effect, a style
of multiple first person. It is named after the Japanese film which
shows an assault from four different perspectives.
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Maxellnimons 1 comment collapsed Collapse Expand great! thanx!
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mssdl1 1 comment collapsed Collapse Expand well, its helpful a little bit. but i think, it wont be useful for
a critical analysis... theres what we call "authors own point of
view...", we knew just the basic, which is the one above...
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the chosen one 1 comment collapsed Collapse Expand i love third person omnicent but it is verry hard to understand
completely . it still gives me a hard time.
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angela 1 comment collapsed Collapse Expand I have a test on Tom Sawyer. what is the point of view? Third or
first? CONFUSED! HELP!!!!!!!!!
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4ndyman 1 comment collapsed Collapse Expand @Allison: I'm not sure exactly what you're trying to say, but your
statement that 2nd and 3rd person don't exist is entirely false. A
story told in first person is by definition not omniscient in any
sense of the word.
And am I the only one who thinks "limited omniscient" is an
oxy-moron?
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Allison 1 comment collapsed Collapse Expand There is no such thing as 2nd and 3rd person! Just omniscient and
limited omnisciend. Still, you need to give a more elaborate
definition of point of view :)
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Savannah 1 comment collapsed Collapse Expand wha about my sisters keeper? its in first person but many ppl
narrate it. it switches between all the main characters but one
until the epilogue.
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Sarah-Vicki 1 comment collapsed Collapse Expand i wish they would elaborate on First Person narrative, Third Person
omnicient and limited. grr. >.<
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the reader enters only one character's mind, either throughout the entire work or in a specific section. |
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| the thoughts of every character are open to the reader |
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| second person point of view |
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| the author uses you and your, is rare; |
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| the narrator conveys the thoughts, feelings, opinions, etc. of one or more characters |
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| employs a narrator who tells a story without describing any character's thoughts, opinions, or feelings |
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| descriptive writing that greatly exaggerates a specific feature of a person’s appearance or a facet of personality. |
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| a fallacy of argument and don't allow for the open, two-way exchange of ideas |
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| collapse in logic often used in debate to mislead or distract people from the real issue. |
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| is wording that attempts to influence the listener or reader by appealing to emotion. |
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| assuming incorrectly that something is true or false, intended or unintended, exists or does not exist, desired or undesired, will or will not happen |
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