Detail~ Flashcards
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Mood
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Definition: the general feeling a reader experiences as they read a piece of literature Example #1: Ominous. Example #2: Light-hearted.
2
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Imagery
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Definition:
descriptive language used to appeal to a reader’s sense
Example #1:
After the long run, he collapsed in the grass with tired and burning muscles.
Example #2:
His coat felt like a velvet curtain.
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Setting
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Definition:
the location and time frame in which the action of a narrative takes place
Example #1:
Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird is set in a small town in Alabama in the midst of the Civil Rights Movement.
Example #2:
A story about a young girl who experiences bullying at school is set in a suburb of Atlanta, GA in the 1980s.