https://padlet.com/mranganathan/eg4wf571glh3 Define, provide an example, and an image en-us 2016-09-08 14:24:17 UTC 2023-01-21 18:43:23 UTC hello@padlet.com mranganathan https://padlet.com/mranganathan/eg4wf571glh3/wish/122444525 Definition: a direct comparison of two+ things/ideas, not using "like" or "as" (non-literal). 

Example: "Marv’s the maestro of meanness with money. The prince of penny-pinchers" (33).]]> 2016-09-08 14:25:09 UTC https://padlet.com/mranganathan/eg4wf571glh3/wish/122444525 https://padlet.com/mranganathan/eg4wf571glh3/wish/122732970 Definition: A figure of speech that directly compares of two different things or ideas using "like" or "as" to make a description more vivid.

Example: "During that time, he smelled like a Scandinavian toilet"(18).

]]> 2016-09-09 13:44:07 UTC https://padlet.com/mranganathan/eg4wf571glh3/wish/122732970 https://padlet.com/mranganathan/eg4wf571glh3/wish/122733280 Definition: An exaggeration of a statement that should't be taken literally.

Example: "There's Ritchie, who's always quiet," (15).]]> 2016-09-09 13:44:47 UTC https://padlet.com/mranganathan/eg4wf571glh3/wish/122733280 kornfeldz20 https://padlet.com/mranganathan/eg4wf571glh3/wish/122733312 Definition: the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent  or closely connected words.

Example: "red, and rusty" (137)]]> 2016-09-09 13:44:49 UTC https://padlet.com/mranganathan/eg4wf571glh3/wish/122733312 https://padlet.com/mranganathan/eg4wf571glh3/wish/122733518 Definition: brief and indirect reference to a person place thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary, or political significance. it does not describe in detail the person or thing to which it refers 

Example: "At nineteen, Bob Dylan was a seasoned performer in Greenwich Village, New York. Then there's Ed Kennedy, also nineteen..." ]]> 2016-09-09 13:45:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mranganathan/eg4wf571glh3/wish/122733518 https://padlet.com/mranganathan/eg4wf571glh3/wish/122733637 Definition: The attitude or emotion the character is conveying to the reader or other character they are talking to. 

Example: "He's most likely robbing the bank as payback on the world for winning the ugliest prize at his local fete, three years running," (7). The tone of this quote is sarcastic and satirical.]]> 2016-09-09 13:45:34 UTC https://padlet.com/mranganathan/eg4wf571glh3/wish/122733637 sabete20 https://padlet.com/mranganathan/eg4wf571glh3/wish/122733794 Definition: a warning or indicator of a future event

Example: "For a moment, it feels like everything stops to watch as I reach in and pull out an old playing card. It's the Ace of diamonds." (25)


]]> 2016-09-09 13:45:54 UTC https://padlet.com/mranganathan/eg4wf571glh3/wish/122733794 https://padlet.com/mranganathan/eg4wf571glh3/wish/122736115 -Definition: "the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect."
-Example: "The Falcon's got a nice big ticket slapped on the windscreen." This is ironic due to Marv complaining at the bank that he was going to get a ticket due to the robber.]]> 2016-09-09 13:50:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mranganathan/eg4wf571glh3/wish/122736115 https://padlet.com/mranganathan/eg4wf571glh3/wish/122737048 A representation of traits of a human in a thing or animal to make that thing/animal seem like a human.  

Example: "I have one houseman.  He's called the doorman, and he's 17 years old.  He sits on the flyscreen door, with sun painted on to his black fur." ]]> 2016-09-09 13:52:34 UTC https://padlet.com/mranganathan/eg4wf571glh3/wish/122737048 hollingsworthn20 https://padlet.com/mranganathan/eg4wf571glh3/wish/122737907 2016-09-09 13:54:27 UTC https://padlet.com/mranganathan/eg4wf571glh3/wish/122737907 https://padlet.com/mranganathan/eg4wf571glh3/wish/122737910 2016-09-09 13:54:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mranganathan/eg4wf571glh3/wish/122737910 sabete20 https://padlet.com/mranganathan/eg4wf571glh3/wish/129117960 Definition: the position from which something or someone is observed.

First person: tells "me" or "my" story.
Example: I went to the store with my friend.

Second person: tells "your" story.
Example: You stayed up late last night. 

Third person: outside point of view, narrator.
Example: Tim was mad at Shay. ]]> 2016-10-07 13:48:13 UTC https://padlet.com/mranganathan/eg4wf571glh3/wish/129117960 https://padlet.com/mranganathan/eg4wf571glh3/wish/129118074
Definition: A struggle or conflict between a character and an outside force like nature or another character. This is used to build the plot and give it more dramatic action.

Example: "'You were s'posed to pick up that coffee table for me at from KC furniture, Ed.' These words are spat through the phone line. They're loud and wet in my ear. 'Y' big d***head.' She's lovely, isn't she?"(27).

The external conflict is between Ed and his mother.]]> 2016-10-07 13:48:31 UTC https://padlet.com/mranganathan/eg4wf571glh3/wish/129118074 https://padlet.com/mranganathan/eg4wf571glh3/wish/129118145 Definition: descriptive language used to enhance the senses. It adds depth and furthers the understanding of the scene. 

Example: I could smell the sweet, warm aroma of the rich pie baking in the oven.


]]> 2016-10-07 13:48:41 UTC https://padlet.com/mranganathan/eg4wf571glh3/wish/129118145 https://padlet.com/mranganathan/eg4wf571glh3/wish/129118324
Definition:

An interruption of the chronological sequence of an event of earlier occurrence. 

Example: 

We sat around the fire watching the fire crackle. And after a long silence, I said, "Does anyone remember years ago when we would go hunting on these grounds?" 
Rabbits and bears, dear and moose, we would kill. I remember it like it was yesterday.


]]> 2016-10-07 13:49:01 UTC https://padlet.com/mranganathan/eg4wf571glh3/wish/129118324 https://padlet.com/mranganathan/eg4wf571glh3/wish/129118709 Rising action leads the reader up to the turning point/most important moment of the book. Rising action is usually the longest section. Climax is the high point or the turning point of a story. Everything before it leads up to the climax. Falling action is after the climax and before the conflict has been resolved.]]> 2016-10-07 13:49:56 UTC https://padlet.com/mranganathan/eg4wf571glh3/wish/129118709 hollingsworthn20 https://padlet.com/mranganathan/eg4wf571glh3/wish/129118780 A mental struggle arising from opposing demands or impulses

Example of this is when you have to decide whether something is right or wrong]]> 2016-10-07 13:50:07 UTC https://padlet.com/mranganathan/eg4wf571glh3/wish/129118780 https://padlet.com/mranganathan/eg4wf571glh3/wish/129118923 2016-10-07 13:50:30 UTC https://padlet.com/mranganathan/eg4wf571glh3/wish/129118923 https://padlet.com/mranganathan/eg4wf571glh3/wish/129119055 2016-10-07 13:50:49 UTC https://padlet.com/mranganathan/eg4wf571glh3/wish/129119055 https://padlet.com/mranganathan/eg4wf571glh3/wish/129119240 A main/secondary character in a story that usually hinders or challenges the Protagonist. Most of the time is the bad guy. An example would be the Joker.]]> 2016-10-07 13:51:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mranganathan/eg4wf571glh3/wish/129119240 https://padlet.com/mranganathan/eg4wf571glh3/wish/129119473 Definition: A protagonist is the person you are rooting for in a book - usually the main character.
Example: The Joker vs. Batman - Batman being the protagonist]]> 2016-10-07 13:51:57 UTC https://padlet.com/mranganathan/eg4wf571glh3/wish/129119473 https://padlet.com/mranganathan/eg4wf571glh3/wish/129122550 2016-10-07 13:59:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mranganathan/eg4wf571glh3/wish/129122550