Literature Unit IV Review
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Point of view
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The perspective or angle from which a story is told
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Persona
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The person created by the author to tell the story, affecting the way the story is told
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Third- person point of view
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The point of view in which the author refers to the characters as he, she, or it
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Omniscient viewpoint
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The viewpoint taken by an author who tells his story in third person and who, as the storyteller, \"knows all\"
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Limited- omniscient point of view
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Viewpoint of a narrative in which the author tells the story in third person and \"gets inside\" only one of the characters, usually the central character
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First- person point of view
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The point of view in which the author, as one of the characters, refers to himself as I throughout the piece
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Genre
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A type or category of literature
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Frame story
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A story that contains another story or an introductory story from which another story springs
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Anecdote
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A short narrative of a single interesting or amusing incident
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Historical fiction
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A fictional story that employs authentic historical characters or settings
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Detective fiction
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Fiction in which a recurring character (a detective) investigates and solves crimes
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Autobiographical
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A short selection written by the author about his experience (s) and focused on a particular event or happening
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Omniscient
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Which viewpoint or viewpoints allow the reader to \"get inside\" all of the characters?
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1st person
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In which viewpoint or viewpoints does one of the characters serve as the narrator?
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1st and limited omniscient
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From what two viewpoints are anecdotes generally told?
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By another name
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Which story in unit 4 best fits the definition of an autobiographical essay?
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Mr nuttel
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Most of \"the open window\" is told from which character's perspective?
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Limited omniscient; you only knew Dave Joyce
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From what viewpoint is \"after the battle\" told? How can you tell?
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Prose and drama
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Poetry is one of the three standard literary genres. Name the other two.
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In the Arabian nights
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In what longer work would one find the story \"the forty thieves\"
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Omniscient; because you were able to see everyone's thoughts and actions
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From what viewpoint is the story \" the forty thieves\" told? How can you tell?
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Prose and detective fiction
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Identify the literary genre of \"the age of miracles.
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Abners nephew
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From whose perspective is the \"age of miracles\" told?
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After the battle
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From this unit, which selection is identified as historical fiction?
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When the author writes about himself; when someone writes about the author
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How is an autobiography different from a biography?
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1st person; because the author is getting into his or her character
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From what viewpoint is \"by any other name\" told? How can you tell?
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She made it sound dramatic to make the story sound more sympathetic
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How does Rau's use of pint of view strengthen the theme of her account?
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True
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True or false: historical fiction can easily be written from any point of view
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False; autobiographical essays are longer
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True or false: Anecdotes are generally longer than autobiographical essays
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True
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True or false: Frame stories usually contain a second story within them
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True
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True or false: \"the open window\" contains a point- of - view shift near its ending
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False; just the atmosphere
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In \" by any other name\" the authors attitude toward her surroundings helps the reader identify the genre of the piece
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False; Ali baba and Morgiana
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Because the reader understands the characters motivations, the author of \" the forty thieves\" wants the reader to sympathize with cassim and his wife
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False ( opposite)
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The conflict of \"after the battle\" is resolved when bill Ryder carries dave Joyce to safety
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True
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Nonfiction is often written from the first- person point of view
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False; foreshadowing
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When Vera in \"the open window\" asks her visitor whether he knows anything about her aunt, the author is using a type of frame story
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•so it is more mysterious •these characters can possess limited knowledge •suspense is stronger
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Essay: why would an author use the first- person point of view of a secondary character to narrate a mystery story
