5470977591 | allusion | a reference,explicit or implicit, to something in previous literature or history | 0 | |
5471492320 | genre | a type or class, as poetry, drama, etc. | 1 | |
5471518831 | imagery | the representation through language of sensory experience | 2 | |
5471518832 | mood | the pervading impression of a work | 3 | |
5471518833 | theme | the main idea, or message, of a literary work. Themes often explore timeless and universal ideas and may be implied rather than translated explicity | 4 | |
5471518834 | 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 | 5 | |
5471518835 | symbol | (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 | 6 |
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