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L.A. literacy terms

TermDefinitionexample
simile using like or as to compare 2 thing century village is like a theme park for old people
allusion a casual reference usually about someone or something famous t.s. elliot- tillies cat alice in wonderland rapheal
flashback when someone in a book or story interrupts in sequential events "Noah writes a B&B letter"
foreshadowing hints or suggestions about an upcoming event whenever someone asks Mrs. o why she chose the kids she did, she either uses a sarcastic phrase or says she doesnt know
pun a play on words in which 2 words that sound the same or have the same meaning are used humorously nadia says live in the state of divorce and New York--- ginger is a genius of her genus
idiom a figurative expression beyond its literal meaning of the words in the phrase break a leg
personification when an author grants lifelike qualities to nonhuman abjects the windshield wipers dance back and forth the rain battered the car
domicile a legal authorized home
decorum decoration
bickering fighting
podium where an announcer or speaker stands to give a speech or ask questions at a bowl
hovered to think for a long time or to stand over
indecacently glowing
consume eat
point of view the perspective of which a story is told. The voice telling the story Mrs Olinski is in the 3rd person narrative where Noah is in the 1st person.
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