Literary Devices And Reading Strategies

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Rising action

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Rising action are the events that lead to the climax

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Falling action

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Falling action are the events that lead to the resolution or conclusion

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Conflict

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Conflict is an internal or external struggle that a character faces throughout the story

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Climax

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Climax is the point where the story dramatically changes

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Personification

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Personification is when an author gives an inanimate object human characteristics

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Theme

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Theme is the moral lesson of a story

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First person narration

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First person narration is when a major, minor or a silent character tells the story

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Plot

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Plot are the main events of a story

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Imagery

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Imagery is an author's use of vivid and descriptive details to evoke your sense of smell, touch, sight, sound, and taste

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Setting

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Setting is where and when a story takes place

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Simile

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Simile is a comparison between two things using the keywords "like" or "as"

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Metaphor

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Metaphor is a comparison between two things without using the words "like" or "as"

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Dramatic irony

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Dramatic irony is when the audience knows more than the characters in the play or story

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Verbal irony

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Verbal irony is a form of irony in which the opposite of what is expected happens

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Pun/sexual innuendo

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Pun/sexual innuendo is when the author plays with the multiple definitions of a word usually for a comedic or witty effect

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Style

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Style is the author's way of writing a play or a story

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Flashback

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Flashback is when the author reveals a character's past

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Oxymoron

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Oxymoron is when two words that contradict each other are placed side by side on the same line

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Pathetic fallacy

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Pathetic fallacy is when the author uses the weather to reflect what is happen in a story

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Soliloquy

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Soliloquy is when a character recites a long speech in the absence of other characters on stage

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Monologue

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Monologue is when a character recites a long speech in the presence of other characters on stage

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Alliteration

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Alliteration is the reputation of consonants

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Symbolism

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Symbolism is when an object, word or a moment in a story represents something greater than what it is

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Foreshadowing

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Foreshadowing is when the author hints at future events in the story

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Dynamic character

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A dynamic character is a character that goes through a significant change in a story

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Static character

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A static character is a character that does not go through any change in the story

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Round character

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A round character is a multi dimensional character whereby a lot of details about him/her

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Flat character

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A flat character is a one dimensional character whereby little datails is revealed about him/her

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Stock character

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A stock character is a stereotypical character that can be easily identifiable

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Foil character

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A foil character is a character that juxtaposes or contradicts the behavior of another character

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Hyperbole

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Hyperbole is when an author explicitly over exaggerates a detail simply for the purpose of humor, emphasis, and clarity

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Non-fiction

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A non-fiction is any story that is factual and true. It involves real people and real places.

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Assonance

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Assonance is the repetition of vowels

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Motif

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Motif is an author's use of reoccurring images to emphasize a particular theme.

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Allusion

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Allusion is an indirect or passive reference

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Making connections

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Making connections is when a reader connects what they know to what they are reading

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Making predictions

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Making predictions is when readers think about What's going to happen and make predictions based on what they know and what they have read

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Asking questions

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Asking questions is when a reader asks themselves questions before, during and after reading to better understand the author and the meaning of the text

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Visualizing

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Visualizing is when the author pictures what is happening as they read

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Monitoring and clarifying

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Monitoring and clarifying is when the reader stops to think about what they are reading and knows what to do when they don't understand

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Summarizing and synthesizing

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Summarizing and synthesizing is when the reader identifies the most important ideas and restate them in their own words

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Determining What's important

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Determining What's important is when the reader thinks about the text's big idea or message and why it's Important

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Analyzing the author's craft

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Analyzing the author's craft is when a reader notices the way the author uses language to get his or her idea across