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Valerie Harris
Task #6 Authors Craft
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Characterization | The development of a character within a story when the author is clearly developing a character by describing at length the characters thoughts, dialogue, or interactions with other characters. |
| Theme | The lesson or message or moral of the story; what message or lesson is the author trying to communicate to his or her readers. |
| Point of View | The perspective from which the story is being told. This is an example of authors craft when the author uses a unique point of view to tell the story OR changes the point of view in the story. |
| Flashback | A jump back in time during the story, often done to provide the reader with important background information about a character or past event. |
| Foreshadowing | A warning or indication of a future event in the story. |
| Repetition | Repeating of words or phrases throughout the text. The repetition needs to happen many times to emphasize an important message. |
| Tone or Mood | The tone and feeling that the writer creates for the reader (funny, serious, dramatic, suspenseful). Authors will often establish the mood based upon the actions and feelings of the characters in the story. |
| Simile | Comparisons between two unlike things using the words ¨like¨ or ¨as¨. |
| Metaphor | A comparisons between two unlike things. |
| Symbolism | An object or action that means something more than its literal meaning. |
| Alliteration | An author uses the same letter or sound to begin each word in a string of words. |
| Onomatopeia | When a word sounds like what it means. |
| Allusion | A figure of speech that makes reference to a well-known person, event, or place. |
| Hyperbole | An exaggerated comment or line |
| Personification | This occurs when an author gives animals, objects, ideas or actions, the qualities of humans. |
| Imagery | The uses of descriptive language to create powerful images in the readers mind. Often the author describes one of the five senses to help create the image. |
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