symbol, allegory, point of view Flashcards

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point of view

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describes a narrators position in relation to the story the narrator is telling

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second-person point of view

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rare, some stories are told using second person pronouns (you). cast the reader as a character in the story

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first-person point of view

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told by a narrator who is a character in the story and who refers to him or herself as (I)

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third-person point of view

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uses she, he, it, they. keeps the narrator from a distance and prevents them from playing a role in the story’s plot

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omniscient, all-knowing

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narrators know what every character thinks or feels

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limited omniscient narrator

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only know and relate what one major or minor character thinks or feels

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omniscient narrator

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shares what all characters think and feel

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symbol

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objects, places, events or characters that have meaning and significance beyond their physical form

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allegory

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an entire literary work in which abstract ideas appear in concrete ways.

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