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Authors Craft

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Definition
Characterization   The development of a character within a story  
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Theme   The lesson, message or moral of of the story  
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Point of View   The perspective from which the story is being told  
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Flashback   A jump back in time during a story  
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Foreshadowing   A warning of a future event in the story  
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Repetition   Repeating of words or phrases through out the text  
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Tone or Mood   The tone and feeling that the author creates for the reader  
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Simile   Comparisons for two things using like or as  
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Metaphor   Comparisons for things without using like or as  
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Symbolism   An object or action that means something more than its literal meaning  
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Alliteration   An author uses the same letter or sound to begin each word in a string of words  
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Onomatopeia   When a word sounds like what it means  
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Allusion   A figure of speech that makes reference to a well-known person place or event  
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Hyperbole   An exaggerated comment or line  
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Personification   This occurs when the author gives animals objects ideas or actions the quality of humans  
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Imagery   The use of descriptive language to create powerful images in the readers mind  
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