Reading Review

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What is theme?

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The message, moral, lesson of a story.

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How can you tell the difference between 3rd person limited and 3rd person omniscient point of view?

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Limited knows the thoughts/feelings of one character, while omniscient knows the thoughts/feelings of all characters.

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What is a story that is not true but could have happened?

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Realistic Fiction.

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Which figure of speech refers to a word that sounds like, or means the same thing as, its name?

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Onomatopoeia.

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What is author's purpose?

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The reason the author wrote the text; it ties into the theme, lesson, or moral and main idea.

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What is a plot?

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The sequence of events in a story.

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What is a character in literature?

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A person, animal, or figure represented in a story.

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What is setting in a story?

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The time and place where the story occurs.

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What is a conflict in literature?

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A struggle between opposing forces in a story.

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.