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Literary terms 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the method narration used in a short story, novel, narrative, poem, or work of nonfiction | point of view |
| the narrator is a character in the story ( pronouns-I) | 1st person |
| the narrator is not in the story and is specifically speaking to the reader/ audience (pronouns you/ your/ yours) | 2nd person |
| the narrator sees into the minds of all the characters | 3rd person omniscient |
| the narrator is not a character in the story and knows what only one character thinks, feels, and observes (pronouns he/ she/ they) | 3rd person limited |
| the main character in a story, play, or novel | protagonist |
| a play on words based on the similarity of sound between the two words with different meanings | pun |
| a genre of literature and/or performing arts in which vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, ideally with the intent of shaming individuals, corporations, government, or society itself, into improvement | satire |
| the time and place of the action | setting |
| a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things using the words like or as | simile |
| a manner of writing | style |
| a person, place, object, or activity that stands for something beyond | symbolism |
| a message about life or human nature that the writer shares with the reader | theme |
| the writers attitude toward his or her subject | tone |
| a technique of creating embasis by saying less than is actually or literally true | understatement |
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