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8th Grade Reading
"The Giver" Novel Unit
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| personification | a type of figurative language in which a non-human subject is given human characteristics |
| analogy | makes a comparison between two or more things that are similar in some ways, but otherwise unalike |
| foreshadowing | the author's use of clues to hint at what might happen later in the story |
| internal conflict | takes place within the mind of a character; the character struggles with a decision |
| flashback | a scene within a story that interrupts the sequence of events to relate events that occurred in the past |
| character development | what the character says, thinks, their effect on others, their actions and what they look like (STEAL) |
| setting | the time and place where a story's action occurs |
| plot | the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution in a story |
| external conflict | a character struggles against some outside force; man vs. man; man vs. nature; man vs. society |
| theme | the author's message about life conveyed in a story |
| author's purpose | the reason why an author writes a piece of literature |
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