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| when the audience or reader know something the characters don't know |
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| when the opposite of what is expected actually happens |
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| occurs when the literal meaning of what someone says is different from or opposite of what they actually meant |
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| hints or clues about something that is going to happen later in the story |
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| direct comparison that doesn't use like |
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| the overall fall feeling or atmosphere |
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| comparison between two thing that uses like or as |
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| central message of the story |
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| recurring pattern, image, word, phrase |
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| setting (time and place), beginning charachers |
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| detail that gets the story moving |
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| plot details leading to the climax |
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| main character come face to face with the central conflict |
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| plot detail from the climax to the resolution |
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| the conclusion of the story where loose end are wrapped up |
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| character or force opposite the protagonist |
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| a character who is presented as a contrast to a second character |
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| gives human characteristics to nonhuman things or inanimate objects |
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| the time, place, and environment in which a story occurs. |
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| a figure of speech that combines contradictory words with opposing meanings, |
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| make a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word. |
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| a speech or short comment that a character delivers directly to an audience. |
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| a lengthy speech given by one character in theatrical work, movie, or literary work. |
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| when a character in a dramatic work speaks directly to the audience, expressing their inner thoughts. |
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| when a character faces an obstacle to their central want or need and is used as a tool in literature to move the story forward. |
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| giving something nonhuman, human characteristics |
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