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Modifiers/Allusions/ Character Traits

Modifiers/Allusions/ Character Traits. Modifiers: Precise Meanings. Adjective: answer the question what kind? Which one? How many? Or how much? Adverbs: answer the question where? When? How often? In what way? Or to what extent?. Character & Allusion.

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Modifiers/Allusions/ Character Traits

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  1. Modifiers/Allusions/ Character Traits

  2. Modifiers: Precise Meanings • Adjective: answer the question what kind? Which one? How many? Or how much? • Adverbs: answer the question where? When? How often? In what way? Or to what extent?

  3. Character & Allusion • Character traits: a character’s personality, values, likes, and dislikes • Allusions: references to features of a culture—for example, to literature and history—that writers expect their readers to recognize • Subordinate Characters: add depth and complication to the plot • Motivation: is what drives a character’s actions; it explains behavior and reveals personality

  4. Character & Allusion • Flat Character: only has one or two character traits • Round Character: a figure who has several sides to his/her personality • Dynamic Character: a character that grows or changes (usually change of attitude or behavior) • Static Character: character that doesn’t progress or change; at the end of the story they are unchanged

  5. Inferences • Inference: an educated guess based on clues in the text, such as a character’s actions and words

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