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The Book Thief Zusak’s tool box
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Goal IDENTIFY them when reading CONNECT them to theme and meaning
USE these words in speech and writing NOTE when you find them in the novel Goal
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An indirect reference to a person, event, statement, theme, or work
Allusions carry a connotation when readers know them; the author can say a lot by saying a little Widely and well read; independent reading Allusion
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Simile vs Metaphor Simile: comparison with like or as
Metaphor: comparison without like or as Simile vs Metaphor
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Sensory language which allows the reader to feel, see, taste, touch, and/or hear the object of description Imagery
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A concrete object which stands for an idea(s), and/or attitude(s)
Flag Circle Heart Symbol
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Giving a non-human thing human characteristics
Personification
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A humorous scene or passage which interrupts what is normally a serious and/or heavy text
Designed to lighten the mood Shakespeare uses comic relief in tragedies Comic relief
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A contradiction, strangeness, inconsistency between what is expected/what appears and what happens/reality Various types, of which will come later Irony
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Diction: word choice and/or type of language used
Denotation a word’s literal/definition meaning Connotation: a word’s social/implied meaning Diction: word choice and/or type of language used
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Poetic diction Prose vs. poetry?
Diction which looks like word choice which would be found in a poem Unusual syntax Abundance of figurative language Heavy concentration of literary devices Poetic diction
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Synesthesia Sensory language which combines 2+ senses Red hot
Frigid tone Heavy silence Synesthesia
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A story which represents 2 elements: the literal and a symbol of something else
Read The Pilgrim’s Progress or Animal Farm Allegory
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Words that look like how they sound
Hiss Sizzle Onomatopoeia
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Alliteration: repetition of sounds
Consonance : repetition of consonants Assonance: repetition of vowels Alliteration: repetition of sounds
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Goal IDENTIFY them when reading CONNECT them to theme and meaning
USE these words in speech and writing NOTE when you find them in the novel Goal
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