LA Unit 1 Pt 2

LA Unit 1 Pt 2

by Kathleen Okeefe

​memoir

​a writer tells a true story from a specific period in his or her life

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​(noun)

first person point of view

​a narrator is a character in the story who describes things from his or her perspective.

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(noun)

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​Pronoun Clues: I, me, my, mine, etc...

​third person point of view

​a narrator is NOT part of the story but the narrator can describe the experiences and thoughts of only one character in the story

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​(noun)

​Pronoun Clues: he, she, it, etc.

​verse

​written as poetry

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​(noun)

​prose

​complete sentences and paragraphs

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​(noun)

​figurative language

​uses words in some way other than for their literal meaning to make a comparison, add emphasis, or say something in a fresh and createive way

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​(adjective)

​literal language

​writing or speech meant to be taken by exact meaning

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​(adjective)

​onomatopoeia

​words that sound like the object or acton to which an author refers

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​(noun)

​stanzas

​groups of lines (paragraphs for poem

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​(noun)

​objective summary

​a brief and complete overview of a text that maintains the meaning of the original work and presents ideas in order. It should contain your personal opinions.