By: Danielle RobinsonPeriod 3

Periodic Sentence• Definition- A periodic sentence is the opposite of a

loose sentence, meaning that it is frequently a long sentence with a main point at the end and can either be persuasive or dramatic.

• Example: Despite heavy winds and nearly impenetrable ground fog, the plane landed safely.

• Example: After an immense amount of time waiting in the hospital, the doctor told us the news.

• Example: Suddenly, for no apparent reason, the lovable cat scratched Sally.

Personification

• Definition-Personification is giving human like qualities to non-living objects in order to create a more vivid affect to the reader.

• Example: The sun greeted me this morning.

• Example: The vines wove their fingers together to form a braid.

• Example: Snow had wrapped a white blanket over the city.

Point of View

• Point of View is the standpoint in which a story is told. In Literature, there are different types of point of view that we come across…

First Person Narrator• Definition- A first person narrator is the one telling the story;

therefore, the literature is written in “I”.

• Example: “Shock and pain came in waves and I had to close my eyes several times. All of this was in minutes that seemed like hours, and I realized that I was in serious trouble.” –Woodsong

• Example: I thought I saw a shadow move high up on the slope, but when I looked again it was gone. Still, I shuddered as I felt a silent threat pass over me like a cloud over the sun.

• Example: I was minding my own business when Mom burst in. “What’s with you?” I grumbled.

Third Person

• Definition: Third person is written in the pronouns “he”, “she”, or “it”. Within third person there are two subdivisions to be aware of…

Third Person Omniscient

• Definition: Third person omniscient is where the narrator knows both the thoughts and the feelings of all the characters in the story.

• Example: The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien

• Example: Charlotte’s Web by E.B White

• Example: Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares

Third Person Limited

• Definition: This is where the narrator expresses the feelings and thoughts of only one character.

• Example: Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling

• Example: The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough

• Example: Alice in Wonderland by Charles Lutwidge Dodgson

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