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Literary Terms. 7 th Grade Reading. Point of View. The vantage point from which a story is told First person — is told by a character who uses the pronoun “I” Second person – “You” Third person —narrator uses he/she to tell the story; like you are on the outside looking in. …continued. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Point of View• The vantage point from
which a story is told• First person— is told by a
character who uses the pronoun “I”
• Second person– “You”• Third person—narrator
uses he/she to tell the story; like you are on the outside looking in
…continuedThird person• Limited—the narrator
relates the inner thoughts and feelings of only one character, and everything is viewed from the character’s perspective
• Omniscient (all-knowing)—the narrator knows and tells about what each character thinks and feels
Character
• Any person or animal that takes part in a story
• (Characters can be round, flat, static, or dynamic)
Character, cont.• Dynamic—changes inside
(their way of thinking) as a result of what happens to him/her in the story
Figurative Language
• Writing or speech not meant to be taken literally (ex. Simile, personification, metaphor)
Conflict
• The problem in the story.– Internal Conflict: takes place
within the character's mind or heart
– External Conflict: takes place with an outside force
Oxymoron
Basically a phrase that has 2 words that would contradict each other, or just don't seem they should go together, such as "jumbo" and "shrimp.”
Alliteration
The repeating of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words
Ex. Tall Tommy told Teddy tall tales on Tuesday.
The “t” sound is repeated
Imagery
Language that appeals to one or more of the five senses: seeing, hearing, tasting, smelling, touching.A mental picture
Dialogue
A talk between two or more people or between characters in a play, film, or novel; quotation marks will be used.
Direct Characterization
• the narrator or a character in the story tells us what we need to know about a character
Indirect Characterization
• we find out about characters indirectly through thoughts, comments, or actions of the characters
Foreshadowing
When a writer provides hints that suggest future ; it creates suspense for what’s to come