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“Learning to Read and Write: Superman and Me” Sherman Alexie Author’s Purpose: Inspire individuals to read Reading opens doors Author’s techniques Motif – A reoccurring image, subject metaphor, or theme in a work: Heroes Metaphor – A comparison saying one thing is another: “A paragraph was a fence with words.” Anaphora – Repetition of the first word or words in a series of sentences or phrases: “I read…I read…I read…” paragraph 6 Juxtaposition – 2 opposite ideas NEXT to each other for comparison: “They” (paragraph 5) versus “I” (paragraph 6)
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