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| a story in which the characters, settings, and events stand for abstract or moral concepts |
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| Process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character |
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| A long narrative poem that relates the great deeds of a larger-than-life hero who embodies the values of a particular society |
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| A character who sets off another character by strong contrast |
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| A contrast or discrepancy between expectation and reality- between what is said and what is really meant , between what is expected and what really happens, or between what appears to be true and what really is true |
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| the vantage point from which a writer tells a story |
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| the attitude a writer takes toward the reader, a subject, or a character |
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| a reference to a statement, person, place, event, or thing that is known from literature, history, religion, mythology, politics, sports, science, or popular culture |
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| a struggle or clash between opposing characters, forces, or emotions |
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| a word or phrase that describes on thing in terms of another. Ex: metaphor, simile, personification |
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| an apparent contradiction that is actually true |
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| the imitation of a work of literature, art, or music for amusement or instruction |
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| a work of literature that mocks social conventions, another work, or art |
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| dramatic presentation where the main character has a dramatic fate |
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| Words to the audience that are supposed to be thoughts in a character's head |
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| a futuristic society that has degraded into a repressive and controlled state (ex: 1984) |
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| In literature, moving from one period in time to another to show symbols or change of lifestyle |
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| Hinting at what will occur in the future of book in the earlier sections, without telling the entire scenario |
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| Giving personal qualities and characteristics to non-human objects |
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| In a drama, where a character is speaking to oneself without the knowledge of other characters being present |
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