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ECURRING
ITERARY
ECHNIQUES
HERE EXACTLY DOES THIS OCCUR
IGNIFICANCE OF THIS
OW DOES IT AFFECT READERS
Describe (explain author’s use of) at least 2 techniques (see list below)
I = Intellectual (causes you to think…) or E = Emotional (causes you to feel…)
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E - The word monster evokes an emotional response from the
“Y
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OUR MEMORY IS A MONSTER
YOU
reader. Monsters are uncontrollable, impart pain, inspire fear, and
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…
FORGET
IT DOESN
T
YOU THINK
Figurative language: Irving uses a metaphor to comment on his
are powerful and unpredictable. John is saying that his memory of
narrator’s story. He describes memory as a monster, a living demonic
;
YOU HAVE A MEMORY
BUT IT HAS
Owen is in the power of something with a will of its own. His
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force that rules a person.
YOU
P
knowledge of Owen is not his; it lives outside of his control.
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HE FORESHADOWING SETS UP A MYSTERY
HE READER WONDERS
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HAD NO IDEA WHO ELSE HAD
ORESHADOWING
HE BASEBALL SEEMS TO BE IMPORTANT
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INTELLECTUALLY WHO WOULD BE INTERESTED IN THE BASEBALL BESIDES
ATTENDED THE
ITTLE
EAGUE GAME
CHAPTER IS NAMED
OUL
ALL
T WAS HIT BY
WEN AND KILLED
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THE POLICE OR
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THE NARRATOR IS OBVIOUSLY REFLECTING
OHN
S MOTHER
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HE POLICE CALL IT
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AND WHO HAD HIS OWN REASON FOR
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BACK ON WHEN HE WAS ELEVEN
E INDICATES THAT HE HAS
INSTRUMENT OF DEATH
OHN ASSUMES
WEN TOOK IT
OWEVER
WANTING TO POSSESS THE BALL THAT
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INFORMATION NOW THAT WE DON
T KNOW
THE FOLLOWING QUOTE SEEMS TO INDICATE OTHERWISE
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AMPLE
ITERARY
ECHNIQUES
Figurative Language (metaphor, simile, hyperbole, metonymy, personification, understatement, synecdoche, apostrophe, connotation/denotation…)
Voice, persona, satire, irony (dramatic, verbal, situational)
Key imagery, deliberate contrast/comparison, analogy, symbolism, stereotype, archetype
Style, sentence pattern, tone, mood, atmosphere, ambiance
Point of view (1
person, 3
person –omniscient –limited –objective)
st
rd
Allusion (historical, literary, social-political, mythological, biblical, etc.)
Foreshadowing, flashback, flash-forward, stream-of-consciousness
A
2 Q
D
Q
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A
1 P
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T LEAST
UALITY
ISCUSSION
UESTIONS
T LEAST
REDICTION
OR IMPLICATION
FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS
1. C
J
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OULD THE TWO THINGS THAT
OHN DOESN
T KNOW HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH
O
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A
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EACH OTHER
HIS FATHER
S IDENTITY AND THE THIEF
S IDENTITY
WEN WILL ATTEND
RAVESEND
CADEMY
This prediction is based on… the fact that John’s mother was so adamant about it, visited
2. W
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HY DOES
RVING PAINT SUCH A PARADOXICAL PICTURE OF
WEN
IS HEIGHT
the Meany’s to discuss it, and Owen was responsible for her death. Owen’s parents will
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AND HIS VOICE
SMALL AND LARGE
MAKE NO SENSE
HY
feel guilty enough to allow Tabitha her wish.
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HEME
TATEMENT
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IS A SPECIFIC CLAIM
OR THESIS
YOU HAVE ABOUT A PARTICULAR PASSAGE OF LITERATURE
Y PASSAGE IS FOUND AT
ON
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TART BY IDENTIFYING THE THREE COMPONENTS OF A GOOD
HESIS
TATEMENT
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SEE THE AUTHOR DEVELOPING IN THIS PASSAGE
WEN
EANY WILL TEACH JOHN AND US SOMETHING AMAZING THAT WE MAY BE RELUCTANT TO ADMIT
X A
TECHNIQUE
: T
O
.
SPECIFIC
THE AUTHOR USES TO CONVEY THIS IDEA
HE AUTHOR EMPLOYS CHARACTERIZATION AND JUXTAPOSITION AS HE PAINTS JOHN AND
WEN AS FOILS
GREATER UNDERSTANDING
X W
(“
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)
(
):
HAT
UNIVERSAL
LESSON
DO THE TECHNIQUE AND IDEA CREATE
THEME
SOMETIMES WE CAN LEARN MORE FROM EACH OTHER THAN FORMAL
.
DOCTRINE CAN IMPART TO US
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:
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COMPOSE A
HESIS
TATEMENT BELOW WITH ALL OF THESE ELEMENTS
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O
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OHN
RVING MASTERFULLY JUXTAPOSES TWO FULLY DEVELOPED CHARACTERS IN
WEN AND JOHN
THE TWO ACT AS FOILS FOR EACH OTHER
AS
WEN
S FAITH IN GOD IS UNFLAPPABLE AND JOHN IS
,
,
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M
J
OFTEN LOST AND UNCERTAIN ABOUT GOD
THE WORLD
AND HIS PLACE IN IT
WEN
EANY TEACHES
OHN AND US THAT WE CAN LEARN MORE FROM EACH OTHER ABOUT GOD THAN WE CAN FROM
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