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| 10490786465 | character | those who carry out the action of the plot in literature. Major, minor, static, and dynamic are the types. | 0 | |
| 10490786466 | colloquial | the use of slang in writing, often to create local color and to provide an informal tone. Huckleberry Finn is written in a colloquial style. | 1 | |
| 10490786467 | comic relief | the inclusion of a humorous character or scene to contrast with the tragic elements of a work, thereby intensifying the next tragic event. | 2 | |
| 10490786468 | Conflict | a clash between opposing forces in a literary work, such as man vs. man; man vs. nature; man vs. God; man vs. self | 3 | |
| 10490786469 | connective tissue | those elements that help create coherence in a written piece | 4 | |
| 10490786470 | Connotation | the interpretive level of a word based on its associated images rather than its literal meaning | 5 | |
| 10490786471 | deduction | the process of moving from a general rule to a specific example, | 6 | |
| 10490786472 | Denotation | the literal or dictionary meaning of a word | 7 | |
| 10490786473 | dialect | the re-creation of regional spoken language l, such as southern dialect. Dora Neale Hurston uses this in such works as "Their Eyes were Watching God" | 8 | |
| 10490786474 | diction | the authors choice of words that creates tone,attitude,and style, as well as meaning | 9 | |
| 10490786475 | didactic | writing whose purpose is to instruct or to teach. A didactic work is usually formal and focuses on moral or ethical concerns | 10 | |
| 10490786476 | discourse | a discussion on a specific topic | 11 | |
| 10490786477 | ellipsis | an indication by a series of three periods that some material has been omitted from a given text | 12 | |
| 10490786478 | Epigraph | the use of a quotation at the beginning of a work that hints at its theme. | 13 |
