Literary Devices and Grammar Concepts

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Metaphor

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A literary device that compares things but does not use like or as.

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Modal Auxiliaries

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Indicate something is possible or probable (can, could, may, might, would, must).

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Multiple Meaning Words/Homonyms

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Words that have more than one meaning.

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Point of View

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The position of the narrator in relation to the story.

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First Person

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Told from a narrator’s perspective; “I” is the narrator.

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Third Person

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Told by someone outside the story.

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Prepositional Phrases

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Phrases that provide additional information about time, location, direction, or details (inside, above, in, below).

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Progressive Verb Tenses

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Past, present, or future verbs (I was talking, I am talking, I will be talking).

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Pronouns Antecedent Agreement

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A pronoun takes the place of a noun, and an antecedent is the word to which the pronoun refers (The boy lost his hat).

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Quotation Marks

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Used to indicate dialogue or evidence (“_____”).