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5468168712AllusionA reference, explicit or implicit, to something in previous literature or history0
5468178914GenreA type or class, as poetry, drama, etc1
5468183222ImageryThe representation through language of sensory experience2
5468198843MoodThe pervading impression of a work3
5468201895ThemeThe main idea, or message, of literary work. Themes often explore timeless and universal ideas and may be implied rather than stated explicitly.4
5468234652ToneThe writer's or speaker's attitude toward the subject, the audience, or herself or himself; the emotional coloring, or emotional meaning of a work5
5468254167SymbolSomething 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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