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| main character, the character that is most central to the literary work |
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| a comparison of two unlike things;uses a word or phrase that means one thing to refer to someone else |
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| lesser character;a character that is not central to the literary work but who may affect the major (main character) |
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| the emotional state ofmind expressed by an author or artist in his or her work |
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| a teaching or lesson often contained in fables;principles or habits with respect to ethical conduct |
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| the thought or feeling that makes one act;frequently referred to as the character's motive |
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| the reasons, justifications, and explanations for the actions of a character |
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| a traditional or legendary story often involving fictional, superhuman characters |
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| fiction in which the author seeks to entertain, to transmit culture and values, and/or to explain human behavior. |
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| true stories or accounts of real people, places, events,thoughts, and times written in either exposition or narrative form |
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| a shade of color, expression, meaning, or feeling |
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| the use of words that imitate the sounds they describe |
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| personal judgment of belief |
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| lists related forms of the word |
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| an exaggeration to make a point |
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| a figure of speech that combines two opposing ideas (icy hot) |
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| an assertion opposed to common sense but that nay have some truth in its meaning |
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| a repeated event or scene in a literary work that offers deeper insight or meaning by comparing them |
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| using an individual's own words to tell what was read, seen, or heard |
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