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The character who opposes the protagonist or main character of a literary work; not necessarily a villain.
Antagonist
The process by which a writer reveals the personality of a character. Direct: the author shares the character’s personality trait(s) Indirect: the character’s thoughts, actions, speech, etc. reveal personality.
Characterization
a struggle or clash between opposing characters, forces, or emotions. External: a character’s struggle with an outside force such as another person, nature, disease, etc. Internal: a character’s opposing or incompatible emotions, choices,
Conflict
The way in which an author reveals a viewpoint or perspective through characters, ideas, events, and/or narration.
Point of View
The narrator uses pronouns such as you, your, and yours to tell the story.
Second Person
The narrator uses pronouns such as they, she, and he to tell the story from one character’s perspective.
Third Person Limited
The narrator uses pronouns such as they, she, and he to tell the story from two or more characters’ perspectives.
Third Person Omniscient
The narrator uses pronouns such as I, me, and myself to tell the story from one character's perspective.
First Person
The central character of a literary work.
Protagonist
Give me an example of a simile. (comparing two seemingly unlike things using 'like' or 'as.')
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Give me an example of a metaphor. (comparing two seemingly unlike things using 'is' or 'are.')
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Give me an example of personification. (giving a nonhuman thing human characteristics)
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Give me an example of hyperbole. (an exaggerated statement not to be taken literally)
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A Bald Eagle is an example of what type of literary device? (hint: a word or picture that stands for something larger than itself.
Symbol
Alliteration is what type of literary device?
Sound
