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4859927801FoilA character that sets off another character by contrast.0
4859954167AllusionA reference, explicit or implicit, to something in previous literature or history.1
4859968811AllegoryNarrative or descriptive which has a second meaning beneath the surface.2
4859978532PersonificationA figure of speech which human attributes are given to an animal, an object, or a concept.3
4859992285Flat CharacterA character that is portrayed as one-dimensional, having only one personality trait.4
4860004098ImageryThe representation thorough language of sense experience.5
4860019281OnomatopoeiaThe use of words that supposedly mimic their meaning in their sound.6
4860019282SatireA technique employed by writers to expose and criticize foolishness and corruption of an individual or a society by using humor, irony, exaggeration or ridicule.7
4860025012Omniscient POVThe author tells the story, using third person; he knows all and is free to tell us anything.8
4860025013AlliterationThe repetition at close intervals of the initial consonant sounds of accented syllables or important words.9

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