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7558523399AllegoryA narrative or description having a second or symbolic meaning beneath the surface one0
7558523400AllusionA reference, explicit or implicit, to something in previous literature or history1
7558523401AnecdoteA short account of an interesting or humorous incident2
7558523402Artistic unityThat condition of a successful literary work whereby all its elements work together for the achievement of its central purpose3
7558523403CacophonyA harsh, discordant, unpleasant-sounding choice and arrangement of sounds4
7558523404EuphonyA smooth, pleasant-sounding choice and arrangement of sounds5
7558523405GenreA type or class, as poetry, drama, etc.6
7558523406ImageryThe representation through language of sensory experience7
7558523407MoodThe pervading impression of a work8
7558523408MoralA rule of conduct or maxim for living expressed or implied as the "point" of a literary work. Compare Theme.9
7558523409ProseNon-metrical language; the opposite of verse10
7558523410ThemeThe main idea, or message, of a literary work. Themes often explore timeless and universal ideas and may be implied rather than stated explicitly.11
7558523412ToneThe writer's or speaker's attitude toward the subject, the audience, or herself or himself; the emotional coloring, or emotional meaning, of a work12
7558523414TopicThe subject matter or area of a literary work. Not to be confused with theme.13
7558523415SettingThe context in time and place in which the action of a story occurs14
7558523416Symbol(literary) 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
7558523418VerseMetrical language; the opposite of prose16
7558523419VoiceThe distinctive style or manner of expression of an author or a character in a book17

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