'Memories of The giver' -- subject(s): Intertextuality,
Literacy, Study and teaching (Elementary)
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Intertextuality is what teaches people how to write. Every person
needs to know how to do this.
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The root word for intertextuality is "text," which refers to written or spoken words. "Inter-" is a prefix that means "between" or "among," so intertextuality involves the relationship between different texts.
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An example of intertextuality would be the retelling of Romeo
and Juliet with the more recent (more urban) West Side Story.
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Intertextuality is used to shape texts through other texts.
Allusion, translation, plagiarism, calque, quotation, and parody
are all intertextual figures.