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| Allusion | A passing or casual reference, an incedental mention of something, either directly or by implication. |
| Author's Purpose | The whole reason an author writes something. |
| Illusion | Something that decieves by producing a false or misleading impression of reality. |
| Connotation | The associated or secondary meaning of a word or expression in addition to its explicit or primary meaning. |
| Contemporary | Existing, occuring, or living at the same time, belonging to the same time. |
| Denotation | A word that names or signifies something specific. |
| Figurative Language | Language that contains or uses figure of speech, expecially metaphors. |
| Foreshadowing | To show or indicate beforehand, prefigure. |
| Monologue | A form of dramatic entertainment, cometic solo, or the like by a singular speaker. |
| Montage | The technique of combining a single composition pictorial elements from various sources. |
| Paraphrase | A restatement of a text or passage giving the meaning in another form, as for clearness or rewording. |
| Plot Structure | The sequence of events within literary work. |
| Expostition | The act of expunding, setting forth, or explaining. |
| Inciting Incident | A plot point in the first act which disturbs the life of the protagonist and sets them in persuit of an objective. |
| Research Question | The methodological point of departure of scholarly research in both the natural sciences and humanities. |
| Rhetorical Devices | A use of language that creates a literary affect. |
| Suspense | A state or condiiton of mental uncertainty or excitment, as in awaiting a decision of outcome, usually accompanied by a degree of apprehension or anxiety. |
| Tone | An accent peculiar to a person, people, locality, or a characteristic mode of sounding words in speech. |
