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5470977591allusiona reference,explicit or implicit, to something in previous literature or history0
5471492320genrea type or class, as poetry, drama, etc.1
5471518831imagerythe representation through language of sensory experience2
5471518832moodthe pervading impression of a work3
5471518833themethe main idea, or message, of a literary work. Themes often explore timeless and universal ideas and may be implied rather than translated explicity4
5471518834tonethe writer's or speaker's attitude toward the subject, the audience, or herself or himself; the emotional coloring, or emotional meaning, of a work5
5471518835symbol(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 figuratively6

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