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English 28 Public

Let's review literary devices

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the author presents and develops a character

characterization

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the writer describes a character or explains what they think about a character (Molly had red hair and freckles and was angry.)

direct characterization

20

occurs when a reader must infer what a character is like through the character's words, thoughts, or actions or through other characters' words, thoughts, or actions (Molly, with her flaming hair ran to the playground and kicked Tommy.)

indirect characterization

20

specific unifying pattern or structure used in storytelling

plot

10

writer introduces the characters, establish the setting, and reveal the problem or conflict

exposition

15

a series of complications (incidents that either help or hinder the protagonist, or leading character, in finding a solution) that build tension

rising action

25

the peak or turning point of the action when the problem is resolved . At this point, the reader usually knows the outcome

climax

15

the part after the climax; gives any necessary explanation

falling action

5

or denouement, the sense that the story is complete

resolution

25

makes a comparison using a linking word such as like, as, or than

simile

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makes a comparison without a linking word; instead of one thing being like another, one thing is another

metaphor

20

gives human characteristics to nonhuman things

personfication

15

the attitude of a writer

tone

20

is the feeling the reader experiences from reading a text

mood

5

the repetition of one initial sound, usually a consonant, in more than one word. An example is Gray geese are grazing in the glen

alliteration

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refers to words that have repetition of similar vowel sounds but are not rhyming words. Examples are all and awful or feed and meal

assonance

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