City of the Beasts by: Isabel Allende

City of the Beastsby: Isabel Allende

About the Author Isabel AllendeNationalityCareerFamilyAwardsWorks

Setting time, place, and conditions The setting plays an vital part in the novelKeep track of the many settingsCaliforniaNew York South AmericaYeti of the Amazon

CharacterizationCharacterization is the method used by a writer to develop character. Sometimes the author tells us directly and sometimes the reader must discover traits indirectly.

Speech -What does the character say? How does the character speak? Thoughts -What is revealed through the characters private thoughts and feelings? Effect on others toward the character -What is revealed through the characters effect on other people? How do other characters feel or behave in reaction to the character? Actions -What does the character do? How does the character behave? Looks - What does the character look like? How does the character dress?

Use of Imagery and Figurative LanguageImagery is the use of vivid description, usually rich in sensory words, to create pictures, or images, in the reader's mind. Figurative language is the language that uses imagery and such figures of speech as similes, metaphors, and personification.

Identify imagery and figurative languageFeelingsUse of sensesUse of emotionsDescriptive wordsFigurative language similes, metaphors, and personificationPrecise word choice vivid verbs

What is home? A physical place? Or feeling?

What if

What do you know about the Amazon?

Animals of the Amazon

If this is a coming of age storyUsing the information from the PowerPoint and the cover of the book, make a prediction about this book.

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