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| allegory | a narrative that serves as an extended metaphor |
| alliteration | a pattern of sound that includes the repetition of consonant sounds |
| antagonist | the adversary of the protagonist of a literary work |
| autobiography | a writer's most faithful and accurate recounting of his or her life |
| character | a person portrayed in an artistic piece, such as a drama or novel |
| climax | the turning point in a plot or dramatic action |
| denouement | the final resolution or clarification of a dramatic or narrative plot |
| dialogue | the conversation between characters in a drama or narrative |
| figurative language | a type of language that varies from literal language |
| flashback | a literary device that allows the author to present events that happened before the time of the current events in the story |
| foreshadowing | the organization and preesentation of evvents in a stoory in shuch a way that the reader is given clues about what will happen |
| free verse | verse in which the meter and line length vary, and there is no discernible pattern in the use of rhyme |
| imagery | the use of language to create vivid sensory impressions in the imagination |
| memoir | a writer's account of his or her personal experience through reflection and explanation |
| metaphor | a type of figurative language which compares two things by saying one is the other |
