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A prisoner endures the horrors of a torture chamber |
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Four men on a lifeboat seek rescue |
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Describes God's unconfined, overflowing love |
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Teaches us not to dwell on past accomplishments |
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Reminds us of the power of words |
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A man buys a slave to have his cousin teach her |
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A man awakens from a 20-year nap |
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We learn that our actions have far-reaching consequences |
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Gives a picture of judgement Day |
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A woman invents a story about the Smith family |
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The Scarlet Letter (Author) |
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"The Cop and the Anthem" (Author) |
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"They Have Yarns" (Author) |
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"The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" (Author) |
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Mark Twain (Samuel Clemmons) |
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"American Names" (Author) |
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Poor Richard's Almanac (Author) |
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("clatter, pop, bang")
words sound like what they are |
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( like / as )
comparison uses like or as |
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( Lifetime is a minute )
Comparison where one thing is described in terms of another
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( Zekle and Huldy )
Regional language written use for effect
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( Waves Were White )
Initial consonant sounds are the same |
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( "cold as hell-fire" )
truth expressed in a contradiction |
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higest point of interest in a story |
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Physical background of a story
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Words appeal to our senses |
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Characters Change (Different) |
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brings conflict againist the Protagonist or main character |
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Regular Recurrance of sound |
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