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figurative language
Term | Definition |
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point of view | Perspective from which a story is told |
simile | Using like or as to compare to unlike objects |
allusion | A brief reference to some other person, event, or thing (usually famous in literature or history) |
flashback | An interruption in the chronological sequence of evens - something that happened in the past |
foreshadow | Hints about something that will occur later in the novel |
pun | A play on words in which 2 different meanings for the same word are used humorously (or 2 words that sound the same are hused humorously) |
idiom | A figurative expression with a meaning beyond the literal meaning |
personfication | When an author grants lifelike qualities to nonhuman objects |
point of view - example | Mrs. Olinski - 3rd person narrative Noah, Nadia, Ethan - 1st person |
simile - example | Century Village was like a theme park for old people. Trading coupons was a lot like playing Go Fish. |
allusion - example | T.S. Elliot Alice in Wonderland Raphael - painter |
flashback - example | Noah's vacation in Florida When Nadia helped the turtles |
foreshadow - example | Moment when Mrs. Olinski finally understands why she chose the team |
pun - example | I would be living in the state of divorce and New York Ginger is a genius of her genus. |
idiom - example | Break a leg |
personification - example | The wipers danced back and forth. The rain battered the car. |