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Lit terms

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What type of point of view is this sentence written in: "I was a young woman at the ripe age of 22." First person
What type of point of view employs a narrator who tells a story without describing any character's thoughts, opinions, or feelings. Third person objective
This narration uses the pronoun "you." It is not used very often Second person
In this type of narration, the narrator is "God Like," meaning tat the narrator knows all the thoughts and feelings of all the characters Third person omniscient
Conflict in which two or more characters get into a physical fight External conflict
When a character is struggling with worrying about something Internal conflict
An example of this concept in "To Kill a Mockingbird" is childhood innocence. It is a universal message that you get from a piece of literature. Theme
An example of this is: Leaving his team at a time when we needed her Sentence Fragment
This type of sentence in which two or more independent clauses are joined without appropriate punctuation or conjunction. Run on sentence
The following sentence is which type of sentence: I love to write papers I would write one every day if I had time Run on
A conjunction placed between words, phrases, clauses, or sentences of equal rank (FANBOYS) Coordinating conjunction
A sentence with two independent clauses connected with a coordinating conjunction Compound sentence
The following sentence is which type of sentence? The lightning flashed and the rain fell. Compound sentence
This term includes the "mental pictures" that readers experience Imagery
Her breath smelled like melting garbage is an example of: Imagery
The main character (usually round) Protagonist
Language that makes a point by using language that normally signifies the opposite Irony
The american flag is considered a _______ for the United States of America. Symbol
There are traditionally 5 different reasons that authors write (author's purpose) to inform, to amuse, to persuade, to tell a story, to describe
An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly Allusion
A character that does not change or grow throughout the novel Static Character
A character that changes or grows throughout the novel Dynamic
Figurative language that compares two unlike things using like or as simile
Comparing two unlike things so that you say one IS another metaphor
An example of this type of figurative language would be: The magnolias danced playfully in the breeze. Personification
Use of hints as to what will happen later in the story foreshadowing
the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity. satire
A sentence with one independent clause and no dependent clauses simple sentence
A sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause Complex
This sentence example is which type of sentence: After Mary added up all the sales, she discovered that the lemonade stand was 32 cents short Complex Sentence
A sentence with multiple independent clauses and at least one dependent clause. Complex-Compound Sentence
The following sentence is which type of sentence: Catch-22 is widely regarded as Joseph Heller's best novel, and because Heller served in WWII, which the novel satirizes, the zany but savage wit of the novel packs an extra punch. Complex-Compound sentence
Language used when writing for professional or academic purposes. Does not use colloquialisms, contractions, or first person pronouns Formal language
Language that is casual. It's used when communicating with friends or family. Used when writing personal emails and texts. Informal language
Is the following sentence formal or informal? "It was raining cats and dogs." Informal
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