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| 13498735959 | Allegory | A narrative or description having a second or symbolic meaning beneath the surface one. | 0 | |
| 13498741526 | Allusion | A reference, explicit or implicit, to something in previous literature or history. | 1 | |
| 13498745615 | Anecdote | A short account of an interesting or humorous incident. | 2 | |
| 13498747909 | Artistic Unity | That condition of a successful literary work whereby all its elements work together for the achievement of its central purpose. | 3 | |
| 13498751642 | Cacophony | A harsh, discordant, unpleasant-sounding choice and arrangement of sounds. | 4 | |
| 13498755166 | Euphony | A smooth, pleasant-sounding choice and arrangement of sounds. | 5 | |
| 13498758738 | Genre | A type or class, as poetry, drama, etc. | 6 | |
| 13498762218 | Imagery | The representation through language of sensory experience. | 7 | |
| 13498762219 | Mood | The pervading impression of a work. | 8 | |
| 13498766591 | Prose | Non-metrical language; the opposite of verse. | 9 | |
| 13498766590 | Moral | A rule of conduct or maxim for living expressed or implied as the "point" of a literary work. Compare Theme. | 10 | |
| 13498768558 | Theme | The main idea, or message, of a literary work. Themes often explore timeless and universal ideas and may be implied rather than stated explicitly. | 11 | |
| 13498772762 | Topic | The subject matter or area of a literary work. Not to be confused with theme. | 12 | |
| 13498772761 | Tone | The writer's or speaker's attitude toward the subject, the audience, or herself or himself; the emotional coloring, or emotional meaning, of a work. | 13 | |
| 13498774957 | Setting | The context in time and place in which the action of a story occurs. | 14 | |
| 13498777934 | Symbol | Something that means more than what it is; an object, person, situation, or action that in addition to its literal meaning suggests other meanings as well, a figure of speech which may be read both literally and figuratively. | 15 | |
| 13498781295 | Verse | Metrical language; the opposite of prose. | 16 | |
| 13498781296 | Voice | The distinctive style or manner of expression of an author or a character in a book. | 17 | |
| 13498787846 | Antagonist | Character in a story or poem who opposes the main character (protagonist). Sometimes the antagonist is an animal, an idea, or a thing. | 18 | |
| 13498793490 | Character | (1) Any of the persons involved in a story or play [sense 1] (2) The distinguishing moral qualities and personal traits of a character [sense 2] | 19 | |
| 13498796941 | Characterization | The process of conveying information about characters. | 20 | |
| 13498800112 | Deuteragonist | The second most important character, after the protagonist, often a foil or eventual antagonist. | 21 | |
| 13498804528 | Direct Presentation of Character | A method of characterization in which the author, by exposition or analysis, tells us directly what a character is like, or has someone else in the story do so. | 22 | |
| 13498810475 | Dynamic Character | A character (sense 1) who during the course of a story undergoes a permanent change in some aspect of character (sense 2) or outlook. | 23 | |
| 13498812259 | Flat Character | A character (sense 1) whose character (sense 2) is summed up in one or two traits. | 24 | |
| 13498814667 | Foil Character | A character who contrasts with another character (usually the protagonist) in order to highlight various features of that other character's personality, throwing these characteristics into sharper focus. | 25 | |
| 13498817390 | Hero | A man who is endowed with great courage and strength, celebrated for bold exploits, and favored by the gods. | 26 | |
| 13498822451 | Hubris | Overbearing and excessive pride. | 27 | |
| 13498825101 | Indirect Presentation of Character | That method of characterization in which the author shows us a character in action, compelling us to infer what the character is like from what is said or done by the character. | 28 | |
| 13498828731 | Protagonist | The main character of a novel, play, or film. | 29 | |
| 13498849973 | Round Character | A character (sense 1) whose character (sense 2) is complex and many sided. | 30 | |
| 13498857117 | Static Character | A character who is the same sort of person at the end of a story as at the beginning. | 31 | |
| 13498860841 | Stock Character | A stereotyped character. | 32 | |
| 13498860844 | Tragic Flaw | A flaw in the character of the protagonist of a tragedy that brings the protagonist to ruin or sorrow. | 33 |
