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| characterization | The methods in which a character is developed through thoughts. actions, diaologue |
| setting | the time and place a story takes place |
| plot | the sequence of events that take place |
| oxymoron | a figure of speech made up of two seemingly opposite words |
| tone | the attitiude or viewpoint that an author shows toward his or her subject |
| climax | the turning point or high point of a story |
| point of view | the perspective from which a story is told |
| irony | the expression of a certain idea by saying or showing just the opposite |
| theme | the central idea of a literary work |
| allegory | the representation of ideas or moral principles by means of symbolic characters, events, or objects. |
| alliteration | the repetition of a consonant sound |
| simile | a type of figurative language that makes a comparison using "like" or "as" |
| metaphor | a type of figurative language that makes a direct comparison not using like or as |
| personification | a type of figuative language that applied human qualities to inaimate objects |
| allusion | a passing reference to something outside of a literary work |
| flashback | a memory |
| imagery | the use of descriptive language that appeals to the reader's senses |
| symbolism | a person, place, thing or event used to represent something else |
| antoagonist | the person or thing that presents a problem |
| protagonist | the main character; person facing the problem |
| foreshadowing | a "hint" of things to come |
| satire | a work that is written to make fun of something or someone, usually to help improve a situation |
| euphemism | the use of indirect or polite language to express a concept generally considered unpleasant |
| genre | a class of literature |
| motif | a type of element, device, or event that occurs frequently in a work of literature |
| repetion | repeating a word or group of words for emphasis or effect |
