How Ideas Are Expressed - Lit. Techniques and Analysis

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What is personification?

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A literary device where human qualities are attributed to non-human things or concepts.

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Provide an example of personification.

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The wind whispered through the trees.

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What does the metaphor 'time is money' imply?

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Time is valuable and should not be wasted.

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What can themes in a story be applied to?

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The readers' own lives.

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What type of sentence describes the use of metaphor and repetition to develop a central idea?

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Thesis.

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What literary device is used when giving human thoughts or feelings to non-human things?

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Personification.

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things by stating one is the other.

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What is the purpose of using literary techniques in writing?

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To enhance the expression of ideas and emotions.

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What is repetition in literature?

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The intentional reuse of words or phrases to emphasize a point or theme.

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What is a theme in literature?

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The underlying message or central idea that a story conveys.