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10907578132Dictionthe authors tone and way of writing (word choice)0
10907582202Tonehow the speaker presents an idea1
10907586810Moodthe resulting feelings of the audience2
10907591085Attitudethe authors opinion of the overall subject3
10907595908Voicethe sum of all a writer becomes on the page4
109076201071st person centralThis perspective is told from the p.o.v. of the main character5
109076274091st person peripheralThis also uses "I" or '"my," but from the p.o.v. of a minor character who observes - usually in a more neutral and detached manner - the actions of the main characters.6
109076299442nd personthe narrator addresses a "you"7
109076327873rd person limitedthe narrator only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character8
109076363313rd person objectivenarrator outside story who reveals none of the thoughts of the characters9
109076429553rd person omniscientnarrator is all-knowing10
10907649739Stream of consciousnessa style of writing that portrays the inner (often chaotic) workings of a character's mind.11
10907655075Verbal ironyA figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant12
10907659544Dramatic Ironywhen a reader is aware of something that a character isn't13
10907659545Situational ironyAn outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected14
10907668073Sarcasmused to insult or to cause harm15
10907703642Connotationimplied meaning of a word; specific feeling it evokes16
10907710941Denotationthe literal definition of a word17

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