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| Author's Purpose | his or her reason for creating a particular work. |
| Examples of a writers purpose | to entertain, to explain, to express an opinion, to persuade, to inform |
| Mood | a feeling that aliterary work conveys to readers |
| Tone | expresses the writer's attitude toward his or her subject |
| Theme | the meaning, moral or message about life or human nature that is communicated by a literary work. |
| Foreshadowing | occurs when a writer provides hints that suggest future events in a story. |
| Suspense | a feeling of growing tension and excitement |
| Satire | a literary technique in which ideas or customs are made fun of for the purpose of improving society |
| Humor | the quality that provokes laughter or amusement |
| Examples of humor | Exaggeration, sarcasm, amusing descriptions, irony or witty dialogue. |
| Horror | contains mysterious and often supernatural events that create terror. |
| Sarcasm | a cuting, often ironic remark intended to hurt. |
| Figurative Language | expressions that aren't literally true. Used to create original descriptions. |
| Hyperbole | A figure of speech in which the truth is exaggerated for humorous effect. |
| Example of hyperbole | "I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse!" |
| Paradox | a statement that seems to contradict itself but is nevertheless true. |
| Example of paradox | The more you learn, the more you realize that you know so little. |
| Irony | a contrast between what is expected and what actually exists or happens |
| Main Idea | the central idea that awriter wishes to express |
| Inference | a logical guess based on evidence |
| Point of View | the perspective from which a story is told. |
| Example of point of view | first person, third person |
