compares 2 things using the words “like” or “as” (i.e. You are AS busy AS a bee)
Simile-
Metaphor
compares 2 things saying one thing IS something else (i.e. You are a busy bee)
a.when an object is given human characteristics (i.e. The city screamed…)
Personification
over-exaggeration (I told you a MILLION times)
Hyperbole-
the repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of a line (i.e. Peter Piper Picked a peck of pickled peppers)
Alliteration-
the voice who tells the story (this might be a character or it might be an outside omniscient voice)
Narrator
word choice chosen for a specific purpose (i.e. he LOOKED at her… or he GLARED at her… big difference!)
Diction
a.something used by a writer to create a strong image in the readers mind (this whole list is a list of literary devices!)
literary device –
the personality of the character comes through with voice (how they speak, their phrasing, word choice, tone, everything that works together to create a personality for a character)
voice
this is how the words look on the page… usually it pertains to sentence length (simple vs. compound/complex sentences)
syntax
when you take a whole piece and look at its parts separately
analysis
details that appeal to our 5 senses in order to create a strong description
sensory details
possible
plausible
a story
narrative
this is how the AUTHOR or the SPEAKER feels about a topic
tone
this is how the READER feels when reading a scene (mood is created by word choice and strong descriptions!)
mood
Be able to discuss how Melinda’s final tree symbolizes her. (see p. 196, paragraph 4)
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Be able to discuss how the following quote said by Mr. Freeman to Melinda describes Melinda’s situation. “When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time.”(See p. 122, paragraph 5