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| alliteration | Repetition of the begining consonant sound. |
| allusion | A reference in one work of literature to a person, place, or event in another work of literature. |
| anachronism | an event or detail existing out of its proper time in history. |
| antagonist | The person or force that opposes the protagonist. |
| archetype | A recurring and familiar pattern in literature, like a journey or a wise old man. |
| aside | When a character in a play speaks to the audience and not to the other characters. |
| assonance | The repetition of an internal vowel sound. |
| autobiography | A person's account of his own life. |
| ballad | A song that tells a story. |
| biography | An author's account of another person's life. |
| blank verse | Poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter. |
| characterization | The manner in which an author reveals his characters. |
| cliche | A word or phrase that is overused. |
| climax | The highest point in a story. |
| conflict | The problem or complication in a story- man vs man, man vs nature, man vs himself. |
| connotation | All the emotions or feelings a word arouses. |
| denotation | The literal dictionary definition of a word. |
| dialect | Speech patterns of a particular region or social group. |
| dialogue | Conversation carried on by two people. |
| drama | A story told in action by actors who use costumes, scenery, and dialogue to impersonate the characters in a story. |
