LA Paper Towns study guide
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allusion
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reference to famous/ historical event or figure
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anaphora
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repettion
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aphorism
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short statement of truth
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apostrophe
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someone absent/dead/nonhuman is addressed as if it were alive and could reply
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direct characterization
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author says directly what a character is like
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conflict (internal/external)
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problem between something, problem in between element in their own nature
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epithet
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nickname associated with a certain character
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euphemism
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substitution of a harsh phrase with a mild one
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foreshadowing
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hint
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hyperbole
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exaggerataion
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imagery
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detailed representation using sensory words
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understatement
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saying less than meant
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irony
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draws awareness to what it is or what is seems to be
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juxtaposition
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two opposite ideas to compare
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metaphor (extended metaphor)
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compare without like or as
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motif
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teller of story (narator/ main chara) lesson or moral
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litotes
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\"not\" bad
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narrator
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teller of story
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oxymoron
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contradictory terms
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point of view
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angle of vision omniscient (3rd) chara think and feel limited (3rd) one chara think feel (1st) 'I' objective (3rd) not tell chara thought/feel
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personification
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person chara to un human things
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protagonist/antagonist
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main chara/ opposition to main
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tone
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attitude
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simile
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compare with like or as
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symbolism
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stands for something
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theme
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moral lesson
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dependent clauses
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incomplete
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independent clauses
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complete
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compound sentences
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inde, inde, COMMA FANBOY
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complex sentences
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de, inde, COMMA
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compound-complex sentences
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many inde, de, COMMA SEMI
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Taciturn
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(Adj.) A person who is uncommunicative in speech; saying little Ex:The taciturn student simply smiled and nodded in response.
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Succinct
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(adj.) using few words to state of express an idea
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Odious
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(adj.) hateful, repulsive, extremely unpleasant (personality trait) (smell) Ex: Voldemort in Harry Potter
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Lugubrious
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(adj.) sad or mournful, especially in an exaggerated way Ex: the packers lost because you made me wear the wrong nail polish
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Ostentatious
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(Adj.) Intended to attract and notice; an attempt to impress others Ex: Lady Gaga often dresses in an ostentatious manner when she is out in public.
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Facetious
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(adj.) Not meant to be taken seriously; sarcastic or humorous
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Querulous
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(adj.) habitually or constantly complaining
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Rudimentary
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(adj.) pertaining to basic or elementary principles or concepts
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indirect characterization
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author shows reader through an action what the character is like
