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Exam Review 9
9 Final
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| theme | a writer's central idea or main message about life |
| symbolism | anything respresenting itself but also something else on a figurative level |
| third person point of view | the story is told by a narrator and refers to characters using the pronouns of "he", "she", or "they" |
| foreshadowing | use of hints or clues to suggest further action in a story. |
| tone | the author's attitude toward the subject |
| imagery | desriptive words or phrases that appeal to the senses |
| diction | the choice of words an author uses; it speaks to style |
| personification | giving human charactersitics to animals or non-living things |
| synonym | a word that has the same meaning |
| testimonial | used in advertising: a person whom consumers respect claims to use the product and recoomends it |
| close-up | refers to a camera shot; takes up 80% of frame; may be used to show emotion of characters |
| thesis statement | sentence that states the writer's position or opinion on the topic of the essay |
| refrain | a phrase or verse recurring at intervals in a song or poem, especially at the end of each stanza; chorus |
| hyperbole | an intentional exaggeration |
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