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The authors attitude, beliefs, heritage , and traditions are often reflected on his or her writing
Authors Purpose
A written account of another persons life written by someone else
Biography
- Characters Motivation- why she acts, feels, or thinks a certain way
- Characters Comparison- traits, motivation, and behavior
- Portrayal or descriptions of a character
Character/ Characterization
The idea of relating the content of the story to your own knowledge or experience
Connecting
A scene from an earlier time that interrupts the ongoing action of the story
Flashback
To show or indicate beforehand; to give a glimpse of what may happen in the future
Foreshadowing
Descriptive words or phrases that appeal to the readers five senses. Effective imagery creates sensory experience for the reader
Imagery
Irony is contrast of contradiction between what is stated no what is meant or between what’s expected no what actually happened
Irony
He most important point in paragraph or story,
Main Idea
The feeling the works conveys to the reader
Mood
The message , moral meaning about life or human nature that literary works to communicate
Theme
The story , poem or play at this time , location, and cultural customs which the action occurs
Setting
A similarity or comparability
Analogy
Which the story is told from the readers or listeners. The point of view influences the way the readers or listeners perceive the account. A first person narrator is a character in the story. Th narrator is able to reveal his or hers feelings or thoughts.
Point of View
Something that u question
Question
