Name:____________________________________________________Date:____________Block:______
Simile:
• a _____________________________ of two things using “_____________________________” or “_____________________________”
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EXAMPLE: _ ______________________________________________________________
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EXAMPLE: _ ______________________________________________________________
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Metaphor:
• a _____________________________ _____________________________ of two
_____________________________ things
• a type of figurative language in which a statement is made that says that one thing is something else but, literally, it is not.
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EXAMPLE: _ ______________________________________________________________
Hyperbole:
• an extravagant _____________________________.
• a figure of speech that is a grossly exaggerated description or statement. In literature, such exaggeration is used for emphasis or vivid descriptions.
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EXAMPLE: _ ______________________________________________________________
Allusion:
• a _____________________________ in a literary work to a person, place, or thing in history or another work of literature. Allusions are often indirect or brief references to well-known characters or events. They are used to summarize broad, complex ideas or emotions in one quick, powerful image.
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EXAMPLE: _ ______________________________________________________________

Literary/Historical References – In Cold Blood
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Literary References:
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Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman, Robert Frost, Ogden Nash: mentioned as the favorite poets of _____________________________, the man condemned on death row with
Dick and Perry
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Harold Robbins and Irving Wallace: American authors whose popular novels in the 1950s and 60s were known for having lots of sex. Dick reads their novels while in
_____________________________.
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Historical References:
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Korean War: 1950-53, a conflict between North and South Korea. The U.S. sent more than 300,000 soldiers to fight on the side of South Korea.
_____________________________was one of them.
Symbolism:
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A symbol is literary device that contains several layers of meaning, often concealed at first sight, and is representative of several other aspects/ concepts/ traits than those that are visible in the literal translation alone. Symbol is using an object or action that means something more than its literal meaning.
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Symbols – In Cold Blood :
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Imagery:
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Language that appeals to the senses
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The five senses are:
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Often involves figurative language

Parallelism:
• the use of similar _____________________________ constructions to express ideas that are
_____________________________ or _____________________________ in importance.
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EXAMPLE:
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Genres:
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Genres are different forms of texts.
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Examples of Literary Genres:
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_________________________ - plays
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_________________________ - Novels
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_________________________ - Sonnets
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_________________________ - Newspaper articles
Author’s Purpose:
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An author writes for many reasons. An author may give you facts or true information about a subject. If so, they are writing to _____________________________. Some authors write fiction stories or stories that are not true. They write these stories to
_____________________________ you. Other authors may write to
_____________________________ or to try to get you to do something.
What is the author’s purpose?
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if the passage contains . . .
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Facts or true Information? ___________________________________
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Fiction? ___________________________________
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Tries to get you to do something? ___________________________________