Literary Devices

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Literary devices enrich writing, making it more interesting.

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enrich

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The perspective from which a story is told is called ______.

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point of view

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Distinctive words and speech style of a character is called ________.

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diction

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Human traits assigned to non-living things is called ________.

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personification

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Diction of characters helps the reader...

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ALL answers are correct.

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1st person point of view: Reader knows...

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Some things about characters' feelings and situations.

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3rd person point of view allows the reader to:

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know EVERYTHING about all characters and their feelings.

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WALTER: It ain’t that nobody expects you to get on your knees and say thank you... BENEATHA: (Dropping to her knees) Well—I do—all right? FORGIVE ME! RUTH: Please stop it! Your mama’ll hear you. This example shows:

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point of view

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MAMA: We ain’t no business people, Ruth. We just plain working folks. This text shows an example of _____

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diction

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Literary device in the text: "Now the once loved pattern of the couch upholstery has to fight to show itself from under acres of crocheted doilies and couch covers"

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personification