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2826195035AllusionA reference in a work of literature to something outside the work, especially to a well known historical or literary event, person, or work0
2826195036AttitudeThe disposition toward or opinion of a subject by a speaker, author, or character1
2826195037Details (choice of details)Details are the individual items of parts that make up a larger picture or story2
2826195038Devices of soundThe techniques of deploying the sound of words, especially in poetry3
2826195039DictionWord choice4
2826195040Figurative languageWriting that uses figures of speech, such as metaphor, simile, and irony5
2826195041ImageryThe images created by a literary work; the sensory details of a work; the figurative language of a work6
2826195042IronyA figure of speech in which the intended meaning and the actual meaning differ, characteristically using praise to indicate blame or using blame to indicate praise; a pattern of words that turns away from direct statement of its own obvious meaning7
2826195043MetaphorFigurative use of language in which a comparison is expressed without the use of a comparative term like "as", "like", or "than"8
2826195044Narrative techniquesThe methods involved in telling a story; the procedures used by a writer of stories or accounts9
2826195045Omniscient point of viewThe vantage point of a story in which the narrator can know, see, and report whatever he or she chooses10
2826195046Point of viewAny of several possible vantage points from which a story is told11
2826195047Resources of languageA general phrase for the linguistic device or techniques that a writer can use12
2826195048Rhetorical techniquesDevices used in effective or persuasive language13
2826195049SatireWriting that uses ridicule to arouse a reader's disapproval14
2826195050SettingBackground of a story; the physical location of a play, story, or novel15
2826195051SimileA directly expressed comparison; a figure of speech comparing two objects, usually with "like", "as", or "than"16
2826195052StrategyManagement of language for a specific event17
2826195053StructureArrangement of materials within a work; the relationship of the parts of a work to the whole; the logical divisions of a work18
2826195054StyleThe mode of expression in language; the characteristic manner of expression of an author19
2826195055SymbolSomething that is simultaneously itself and also a sign of something else20
2826195056SyntaxThe structure of sentence; the arrangement of words in a sentence21
2826195057ThemeThe main thought expressed by a work22
2826195058ToneThe manner in which an author expresses his of her attitude; the intonation of the voice that expresses meaning23

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