POINT

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• POINT
• OF
• VIEW

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FIRST PERSON

• Speaking from the personal I point of view
• The narrator is a character

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THIRD PERSON

• Told from an outside perspective
• The narrator is NOT a character

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SECOND PERSON

• The author uses words like you and directs all
  statements to the reader

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FACT

• Something that actually exists reality truth
• Something that can be proven

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OPINION

• A personal view, someones thoughts, feelings, or
  judgment
• Cannot be proven

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INFERENCE

• A prediction based on what you have read, seen,
  or heard

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MAIN IDEA

• What the story is about
• Main theme of the story

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DIALOGUE

• A conversation between characters

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HYPERBOLE

• Exaggerated words or phrases
• Ex I am so hungry I could eat a horse!

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METAPHOR

• A comparison between two things
• Ex My love is a red rose.

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PERSONIFICATION

• Non-human things are given human qualities
• Ex The daffodils were dancing in the wind.

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SIMILE

• A comparison made between two things using the
  words like or as
• Ex His eyes were black like coal.

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IMAGERY

• Using words to paint a picture

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• IRONY

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VERBAL IRONY

• An instance in which the narrator or a character
  says one thing but means something else
• Ex When you get something you dont want you
  say, Wow! Just what I wanted.

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SITUATIONAL IRONY

• When something happens other than what is
  expected to happen
• Ex You cancel you date with your girlfriend to
  go out with your friends only to find your
  girlfriend is on a date with someone else.

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DRAMATIC IRONY

• A situation where the reader understands
  something that the character does not know.
• Ex A character is convicted of murder and
  sentenced to die, but the reader knows that he or
  she is innocent.

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HOMOPHONE

• Words that have the same pronunciation, but
  different spellings and meanings
• Ex here and hear

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HOMONYMS

• Same pronunciation and usually the same spelling,
  but different meaning
• Base part of the playing field in baseball
• Base foundation or supporting layer

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SUPPORTING DETAILS

• Help prove the main idea
• Help you understand the topic more clearly

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PLOT

• Events that make up the main storyline

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SETTING

• Where and when the story takes place

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CHARACTER

• The people or animals in a story

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THEME

• The general message of a story

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CONFLICT

• The clash between two forces in a story

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POINT OF VIEW

• The perspective of a story

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FLASHBACK

• A brief scene from the past

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PERSON VS. PERSON

• A conflict between two people

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PERSON VS. NATURE

• Conflict between a person and a force of nature

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PERSON VS. SELF

• A conflict or problem the character has with
  him/herself

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PERSON VS. FATE

• A conflict a person has with an uncontrollable
  force (what is supposed to happen)

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PERSON VS. SOCIETY

• A conflict/problem a person has with the laws