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a character that contrasts the main character to contrast qualities of main character
an authors choice of words
conflation of senses, using one sense to experience the sensory experience of another sense
using an object or action that means more than literal meaning
giving human qualities to animals or objects
a recurrent element
the presentation of essential information regarding what has occured prior to the beginning of the story
a word that imitates the sound it represents
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The attitude a writertakes toward a subject or character
a brief reference to a famous person, event, or place drawn from history, geography literature or religion
Decisive moment in a literary work, turning point to which risinjg action leads
an implied discrepancy between what is said and what is meant
a pause or a break usually in poetry
Person or force which opposes the protagonist in a literary work
exaggeration
The implied meaning of a word
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