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Literary Devices
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a sonnet includes
an octet and two sestets
an octet, a volta, and a sestet
a song
two sestets and a volta
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An object that functions as what it is AND represents an abstract idea or larger theme
simile
foreshadowing
symbol
narrator
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The circumstances of a particular period of history
Conflict
Historical Context
Exposition
Characterization
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an internal struggle between a character and themself
historical context
Ms. Essex trying to decide if she should have more coffee
external conflict
internal conflict
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the big idea (often below the surface of the plot) that the author wants us to think about
symbolism
theme
exposition
conflict
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The ways an author lets the reader know what kind of person a character is
exposition
characterization
foreshadowing
conflict
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description, dialogue, actions, personality traits, interactions with others
examples of characterization
examples of exposition
examples of sensory details
examples of setting
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a retelling of the author's life through the filter of their emotions and memories
autobiography
memoir
exposition
juxtapostion
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Specific descriptions of sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch
sensory details
setting
indirect characterization
exposition
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When an author hints at something that will happen later in the story
irony
foreshadowing
exposition
narrative structure
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Where (location) and when (time of day; season; historical time period) the story takes place
exposition
sensory details
setting
foreshadowing
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a problem that a character has to deal with
characterization
conflict
zombie cat
context
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Vignette
a type of salad dressing
a poem with 14 lines
the way an author describes a character
a brief but important and vivid scene
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what an author uses to create vivid descriptions, specific moods, and deliberate pacing
word choice
exposition
characterization
historical context
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when something is the opposite of what you would expect
characterization
symbolism
irony
sensory
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Narrative Structure
The way an author organizes a story
The way a reader remembers a story
A strategy for annotating a story
When the narrator is the protagonist in a story
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a device used by an author to hint at the resolution of the story
setting
foreshadowing
conflict
context
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objects, names, places, or people that an author uses to represent ideas (often related to the themes in the text).
characterization
symbolism
context
foreshadowing
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the background information an author gives, often at the start of a story
exposition
graphic
characterization
narrative
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Juxtaposition
when something is the opposite of what you expect
a hint about what will happen next in a story
the way an author organizes a narrative
two objects or ideas placed next to each other for contrast & comparison
