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5567097288SettingTime, place, in which a story takes place0
5567101080SimileA figurative comparison using like or as1
5567104556Stream of consciousnessA style of writing in which the author tries to reproduce the random flow of words and thoughts in the human brain2
5567160223Stylethe manner in which an author uses and arranges words and creates structure to coney ideas3
5567167280Stylistic devicesA general term referring to diction, syntax, tone, figurative language, and other elements that contribute to style4
5567172608subject complementthe grammatical unit comprised of predicate nominatives and predicate adjectives5
5567180698subjectiveof or relating to private and personal feelings and attitudes as opposed to facts and reality6
5567185807subtextthe implied meaning that underlies the main meanings of an essay or work7
5567190620syllogismA form of deductive reasoning in which given certain ideas to facts other ideas or facts must follow8
5567199044symbolismThe use if one object to evoke ideas and associations not necessarily part of the original object9
5567204611synecdocheA figure of speech in which a part signifies the whole or the whole signifies the part10
5567210170syntaxthe organization of language into meaningful structure11
5567214049themethe main idea of a piece of discourse, the statement or proposition that a speaker wishes to advance, illustrate, or prove12
5567221693Tonethe author's attitude toward the subject being written about emotional essence of the piece13
5567229177tragedya form of literature in which the hero is destroyed by their own flaw and by a set of forces that cause the hero anguish14
5567235171transitiona stylistic device used to create a link between ideas15
5567239387tropethe generic name for a figure of speech such as image symbol simile or metaphor16
5567246032understatementrestrained statement that departs from what would be said, avoidance of emphasis for effect17
5567251164verbal ironya discrepancy between the true meaning of a situation and the literal meaning go the written or spoken words18
5567256119versea synonym for poetry, group of lines or line of song19
5567262784verisimilitudesimilar to the truth, the quality if realism in a work that persuades readers they are gearing a vision of reality20
5567268708voicethe real or assumed personality used by the writer or speaker21
5567275443whimsyan object device or creation that is fanciful or rooted in unreality22
5567280633witthe quickness if intellect=t and the power and talent for saying brilliant things that surprise and delight by their unexpectedness23

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