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| Mystery | a literary work that deals with the unexplained, unknown, or unsolved |
| Villain | a wicked character who opposes the hero |
| Stereotype character | a predictable character type; a pattern or form that does not change; a character who lacks individuality and fits a mold of that particular kind of person |
| Alliteration | the repetition of initial consonant sounds |
| Rhetorical question | a question asked only for effect, not because an answer is expected |
| Osymoron | a pair of contradictory words used for their poetic effect |
| Style | the author's choice and arrangement of words or genres |
| Consonance | the repetition of similar consonant sounds not limited to the beginning words |
| Verbal irony | a contrast of words; you say one thing but mean something else |
| Paradox | a statement that seems to be contradictory but proves to be true |
| Refrain | to repeat a word, line, phrase, or entire stanze to emphasize something important |
