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ESL Literary devices
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What is theme?
differences and similiraties
the use of words or phrases in a non-literal way
something we can guess
the central point of the story
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What does it mean to "draw conclusions"?
to use clues from the story to figure out more of the story
to find the differences and similarities in the story
to say what the story means
to find the problem
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What is an inference
Something we can conclude based off of evidence
How the story ends
What we cannot conclude
What happens in the story
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What does it mean to predict outcomes?
to find the perspective of the story
to find the main idea of the story
to find the good character in the story
to imagine how the story will end
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What is a fact? What is an opinion?
The present. The past.
The language in the story. The images in the story.
Something true. Something people believe.
The little things. The big things.
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What is plot?
the main events of a novel; beginning, middle, and end
the main character
an object represents something greater than itself
the problem of the story
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What is the sequence of events?
the cause
the effect
The order in which the events happen
The place in which the story happens
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What is conflict in a story?
The solution
something we can conclude
The main problem of the story
little things that add to the story
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What is tone?
what will happen
how the reader feels while reading
something many people believe
the manner of expression in writing
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What is author's purpose?
How the story is written
things that are true and things that are beliefs
who tells the story
The reason the author writes the story
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What is a generalization?
the place where the story happens
An idea applied to many people
a person who is part of the story
the literary devices used to develop the story
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What is point of view?
what is likely to happen next in the story
where the story takes place
the view from which the story is narrated
the meaning of the story
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What are details?
what the reader thinks will happen
little things mentioned in the story
a glimpse from the past
a prediction of the future
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What is style?
the characters in the story
the author's unique way of writing
the central topic of the story
the page length
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What is the antagonist/protagonist?
the results of something
what creates something
how the reader feels
the major character/the person against the major character
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What is a narrator?
Who tells the story
the way in which the events of a story happen
how the story make you feel
how the story develops
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What is setting?
the problem of the story
how the story is written
The place where the story takes place
how the reader feels
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What is a cause?
What makes something happen
The result.
The central topic of the story.
The purpose of the story.
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What is summary?
an account of the main points of the story
a memory
little things that add to the story
what will happen in the future
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What is symbolism?
A memory from the past
Where the story takes place
How the story is written. How it "sounds"
The order in which the story happens
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What does it mean to compare and contrast?
the reason for writing a story
the central topic
To find the similarities and differences between two things
to think about what will happen
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What is the main idea?
the big point of the story
what happened in the story
the problem in the story
the ending
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What is foreshadowing?
What happened in the past
When the story hints that something is going to happen
Who is involved in the story
What is true and what is something people believe
24
What is a character?
Where the story takes place
What makes the story happen
The result of what happens
A person in the story
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What is an effect?
the change that is a result or consequence of the cause
the manner in which the story was written
a little thing that adds to the story.
the force that makes something happen
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What is mood?
the perspective of the story
the authors manner of expression
how the reader feels
the lesson of the story
