| the author's attitude toward his or her subject |
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| a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things, using a term such as like, as, resembles, or than |
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| a person, place, thing or event that stands for itself and for something beyond itself |
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| the time and place of a story or play |
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| atmosphere; feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage |
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| the literal, dictionary definition of a word |
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| all the meanings, association or emotions that a word suggests |
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| the repetition of the same consonant sounds in words that are close together, or the repetition of consonant sounds that are very similar |
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| the reader perceives something significant that the character misses |
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| language that appeals to any of the senses |
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| a contrast or discrepancy between expectation and reality |
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| a long story told in poetry relating deeds of a larger than life hero who embodies the values of his society |
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| a story that is written to be acted out in front of an audience |
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| the central idea of a literary work |
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| feeling of a growing uncertainty about the outcome of events in a story or play |
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| the vantage point from which the writer has chosen to tell the story |
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| a play on the multiple meanings of a word, or two words that sound alike but have different meanings |
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| the series of related events that make up a story |
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| a metaphor in which a non-human thing or quality is talked about as if it were human |
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| a kind of type of literature (poetry, drama, fiction, etc.) |
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| clues which hint at events to come in a play or story |
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| a struggle or clash between opposing characters or forces |
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| the main character, the one who 'drives the action' |
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| an obstacle to the protagonist or character who is involved in the most important conflict with the Protagonist |
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| a character that is used to contrast another character |
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| the process of revealing the personality of a character in a story |
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| a reference to a statement, person, place, event, or thing well known from literature, history, religion, pop culture, etc. |
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| an emotional release which brings about renewal of the self or welcome relief from anxiety, tension, etc. |
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