oral tradition - story was spoken, passed from one generation to another, origin myth - fable, animals as characters, lesson or explaining a natural phenomenon, diction - word choice, syntax - sentence patterns, voice - how the narrator or main character sounds, theme - the lesson the story/article/passage teaches, chronological order - in order as it happens, in time order, narrative - another word for story: problems, point of view, events, dialogue, flashbacks, outcome, trickster tale - when the smaller animal uses their brains to outsmart their larger competition, plot - events , character - people , spatital order - as the character sees it, point of view - perspective, first person - I, looking through the eyes of the protagonist, second person - you, talking directly to a person, very salesperson, third person limited - Uses character name. If that character isn't present they can't know what happened. , third person omniscient - Know everyone's feelings and location. , logos - logical appeal, pathos - emotional appeal, ethos - ethics. Does the speaker have the right/authority/education to speak to this issue or topic?, Native American Literature - Oral Tradition, Origin myth, Relationship with nature, Universal Theme - No matter faith, ethnicity, religion, education, most people believe these things are right and true. , Diversity and Tolerance - Understanding and appreciating one another's ethnicity, background, and race, Diction - "the right word, in the right place, at the right time", Tone - One word adjective for how the author feels, Syntax - Sentence patterns, Figurative Language - opposite of literal: simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole,

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