Figurative Language Vocabulary

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1st Person POV

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One character tells the story; I, me, my.

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2nd Person POV

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the story is talking directly to you

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3rd Person Limited POV

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the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of one character.

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3rd Person Omniscient POV

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The narrator knows everything about everyone, incl. emotions & thoughts; uses pronouns him, her, they, them.

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Alliteration

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repeating the same beginning consonant sound in two or more words

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Allusion

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A reference to another work of literature, person, or event

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Central Idea

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The author's main point.

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Connotation

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an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.

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Denotation

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The dictionary definition of a word

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Dramatic Irony

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when a reader is aware of something that a character isn't