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5766751999AlliterationShe sells sea shells0
5766752000ConnotationOvertone1
5766752001AnnotationComment2
5766752002AllusionReference to3
5766752003Round CharacterCharacter that is three dimensional4
5766752004Flat CharacterCharacter that is uncomplicated5
5766752005Dynamic CharacterCharacter that changes6
5766752006Static CharacterCharacter that remains the same7
5766752007AntagonistStands against the protagonist8
5766752008ProtagonistMain character9
5766752009Situational IronyOpposite of what is expected happens10
5766752010Dramatic IronyWhen audience knows something the character does not11
5766752011DialogueDiscussion or conversation12
5766752012DictionChoice of words of phrases13
5766752013SimileComparison using "like" or "as"14
5766752014ParadigmConcept or view of reality by a community15
5766752015DialectVariety of language16
5766752016DenotationExplicit meaning of a word17
5766752017ColloquialismLocal variation of language (slang)18
5766752018OmniscentThird person narrator who knows all19
5766752019MetaphorComparison of two things without using "like" or "as"20
5766752020ApostropheAbsent person or concept that is directly addressed21
5766752021ParralelismStructural arrangement of sentences, paragraphs, and etc..22
5766752022AllegoryStory interpretes to reveal hidden meaning23
5766752023AnalogyComparison of things to better explain24
5766752024ArchetypeRecurring symbol, event, and etc... from different cultures25
5766752025AssonanceRepetition of vowels26
5766752026Blank VersePoem with no rhyme but an iambic pentameter27
5766752027FoilUsed for contrasting characters28
5766752028FootOpposite of main character29
5766752029HyperbolePurposeful exaggeration30
5766752030Iambic PentameterCommon meter in poetry31
5766752031In Media ResNarrative that starts in the middle of things32
5766752032MeterUnit of rhythm33
5766752033MotifRecurring concept, structure, or object34

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