Literary Terms/Figurative Language

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Simile

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compare 2 things using like or as

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Metaphor

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A figure of speech applying a word/phrase to an object/action not literally applicable.

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Hyperbole

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extreme exaggeration for emphasis or humor

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Imagery

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Words that create mental pictures using the 5 senses.

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Personification

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giving human characteristics to nonhuman things

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Point of View

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position from which the story is told

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1st Person Point of View

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“I am telling the story” (I/me)

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2nd Person Point of View

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The story is talking directly to you.

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3rd Person LIMITED Point of View

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The narrator tells the story and sees inside ONE character.

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3rd Person OMNISCIENT POV

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The narrator sees inside ALL characters.