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Authors Craft
Term | Definition |
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Characterization | The development of a character within a story |
Theme | The lesson, message or moral of of the story |
Point of View | The perspective from which the story is being told |
Flashback | A jump back in time during a story |
Foreshadowing | A warning of a future event in the story |
Repetition | Repeating of words or phrases through out the text |
Tone or Mood | The tone and feeling that the author creates for the reader |
Simile | Comparisons for two things using like or as |
Metaphor | Comparisons for things without using like or as |
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 place or event |
Hyperbole | An exaggerated comment or line |
Personification | This occurs when the author gives animals objects ideas or actions the quality of humans |
Imagery | The use of descriptive language to create powerful images in the readers mind |