Which strategy is a way to determine an author’s perspective in a text? identifying whether the piece is told in first-person, t
hird-person limited, or third-person omniscient point of view considering the author’s background and reputation, the intended audience, and time period identifying the setting, main character, and plot, taking special note of rising action, climax, and denouement noting the main character’s conflict, primary goals, and motivation, then drawing a conclusion
The strategy used to determine an author’s perspective in a text is identifying the setting, main character, and plot, taking special note of rising action, climax, and denouement.
Identifying and analyzing these elements in the story will help readers to have an idea of what the author is trying to <em>imply </em>throughout the narrative. The author’s perspective will be perceivable in the way he or she describes the setting, the characters and the events. This perspective is shaped by the <em>author’s background and point of view.
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A thing that represents itself and something else – symbol. An example would be the dove, or the colour white, symbolizing peace.
One thing IS another – metaphor. What distinguishes the metaphor from the simile is that the metaphor is directly introducing the imagery in the text without a comparison word. An example would be: "he is such a pig."
One thing is like another – simile. The simile introduces the comparison with a word such as "like" or "as." "He eats like an ogre" could be an example.
Mental pictures created through descriptions which appeal to the senses – imagery. In literature, the purpose of imagery is to enrich the text by enabling the reader to picture elements of it in their mind.
Use of one word in place of another word associated with it – metonymy. A common type of metonymy is the designation of something by where it is contained, for example "the White House" for the President's administration.
A word which imitates a sound – onomatopoeia. Such as <em>woof</em>, <em>crack</em>, <em>bang</em>.
Exaggeration – hyperbole.
Apparent contradiction – paradox.
Repetition of initial consonant sounds – alliteration. This is often used in poetry, but also in prose, to help the reader imagine the sounds of the scene which is being described (like lots of <em>L</em>s when writing about water, or <em>S</em>s when writing about a snake).
