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| Question | Answer |
| Inferences | Logical Guesses |
| Imagery | Includes the "mental pictures" that readers experience with a passage of literature. |
| Repitition | A sound, word, phrase, or line that is repeated for emphasis and unity. |
| Tone | the attitude a writer takes toward a certain subject. Exs. Serious, informal, humorous, etc. |
| Plot | The sequence of events in a story. Actions that characters take to resolve the conflict. |
| Mood Style | Feeling or atmosphere the writer creates for the reader. |
| Theme | An underlying message about life or human nature that the writer wants you to understand. |
| Setting | The time and place that the story is taking place. |
| Simile | A figure of speech that makes a comparison between 2 unlike things using "like" or "as". |
| Onomatopeia | The use of words whose sounds echo their meanings. Exs. Buzz, gargle, etc. |
| Metaphor | A figure of speech that makes a comparison between 2 things that are basically unlike but have something in common. |
| Hyperbole | A figure of speech in which the truth is exaggerated for emphasis or humorous effect. |
| Personification | A figure of speech in which human qualities are given to an object, animal, or idea. |
| Style | Refers to the particular way in which a work of literature is written – not what is said but how it is said. |
| Connotation | The attitude or feeling associated with a word. |
| Author's Purpose | To express thoughts or feelings. To inform or explain. To entertain. |
| Author's Perspective | A unique combination of ideas, values, feelings, and beliefs that influences the way the writer looks at a topic. |
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