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7233556002ShiftA change in tone0
7233556003ContrastOpposition or an opposition1
7233582795SymbolSomething visible that represents something invisible (Ex. Red "A" from the Scarlet Letter)2
7233583121ImageryLangauge that appeals to any of the five senses.3
7233583122DialogueTwo or more characters in conversation with each other.4
7233583402PersonificationA figure of speech in which a thing/idea/animal is given human attributes.5
7233583581SimileA direct comparison using "Like" of "As".6
7233583582SyntaxSet of rules that dictates how words from different parts of speech are put together7
7233583872SubordinationProcess of linking together two clauses in a sentence so one clause is dependent on another.8
7233583873CoordinationConnection of 2 or more words/phrases/clause in order to place equal emphasis.9
7233583874DictionWord choice10
7233585558ConnotationThe feeling associated by the word, the meaning implies by a word.11
7233596553DenotationThe literal/dictionary definition of a word12
7233597010Figurative LangaugeLangauge in which figures are used to make it effective/persuasive impact.13
7233597011MoodAn element of literature that involves feelings in the reader through description.14
7233597012Historical ContextMood/attitudes/conditions that existed in a certain time period.15
7233597221JuxtapositionLiterary in which two or more ideas/places/characters are placed side by side for the purpose of developing comparisons and contrasts.16
7233597222MotifObject/ideas that repeat themselves throughout literary work (ex. The Mocking Jay in Hunger Games)17
7233597223MetaphorFigure of Speech that make implicit. implied, or hidden comparison between two unlikely things.18
7233597428SettingAn environment where a story takes place19
7233597429BildungsromanA coming of age story20
7233598058Active VoiceWhere the subject is doing the acting (Ex.Kevin hit the ball.)21
7233599372Passive VoiceThe action in which the subject is acted upon by the verb. (Ex. The ball was thrown by the pitcher)22
7233599373Ellipses(...) in between two parts of a sentence. A literary device used to narrative to omit words from a sentence or event.23
7233599374JargonSpecial words/phrases used by a specific profession/group; excludes people24
7233599665ThemeThe universal truth/message in a work usually in a complete sentence25
7233599666AllusionA passing reference to a place, event, or a literary work26
7233600031Point of View (POV)The manor in which a story is narrated or depicted. Who it is that tells the story.27

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