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Chap.8:Elements of Non-Fiction and Subjectivity

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Persona   : A mask or voice through which an author or narrator speaks.  
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Subjectivity   : Inclusive of opinion. Denotes the set of standards and principles each individual uses when making sense of information.  
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Othering   : Concerns the influence of individual beliefs and opinions. The act of one group or individual making another group or individual appear as different usually for the effect of enhancing a perceived sense of superiority.  
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Theme   A telling of events through a narrator's point of view  
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Diction   A situation where information from the past is inserted in the midst of a chronologically flowing narrative.  
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Tone   A central idea or insight of a literary work.  
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Mood   The atmosphere of the work conveyed by the author through language, images and physical setting.  
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Narrative   The implied authorial attitude toward the subject matter in a literary work.  
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Flashback   The word choice and arrangement used by an author to covey attitudes, accents, tone, intonation, inflections, and other characteristics of speech.  
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Setting   A comparison between two objects using "like" or "as"  
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Figurative language   A combination of descriptive images presented through use of language techniques to convey ideas, concepts, emotions, or meanings. More specifically, imagery engages our sensory perceptions: sound, sight, smell, taste, touch  
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Metaphor   A comparison between an object is compared dissimilar object or idea for the purpose of conveying an unique quality about or expanding our understand of the first object.  
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Simile   The time and physical place in which events or actions in literary work take place  
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Imagery   The use of language in non-standard or emblematic ways to describe or convey some idea or essence  
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Symbol   Recognition of a reality different from actual reality or what is anticipated or expected  
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Irony   Use of an object or image to express a meaning beyond the literal one.  
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