7150895529 | allusion (n) | A refence in a work of literature to something outside the work, especially to a well-known historical or literary event, person, or work | 0 | |
7150895530 | Attitude | A speaker's, author's, or character's disposition toward or opinion of a subject | 1 | |
7150895531 | details (choice of details) | Items or parts that make up a larger picture or story | 2 | |
7150895532 | Devices of sound | The techniques of deploying the sound of words, especially in poetry | 3 | |
7150895533 | diction (n) | Word choice | 4 | |
7150895534 | figurative language | Writing that uses figures of speech | 5 | |
7150895535 | Imagery | The images created by a literary work; the sensory details of a work; the figurative language of a work | 6 | |
7150895536 | Irony | A figure of speech in which the intended meaning and the actual meaning differ | 7 | |
7150895537 | Metaphor | A figurative use of language in which a comparison is expressed without the use of "like", "as", or "than" | 8 | |
7150895538 | narrative technique | The methods involved in telling a story | 9 | |
7150895539 | omniscient point of view | the narrator knows all the thoughts, actions, and feelings of all characters | 10 | |
7150895540 | point of view | the vantage point from which a story is told | 11 | |
7150895541 | resources of language | a general phrase for the linguistic devices or techniques that a writer can use | 12 | |
7150895542 | rhetorical techniques | the devices used in effective or persuasive language | 13 | |
7150895543 | Satire | Writing that uses ridicule to arouse a reader's disapproval of the subject | 14 | |
7150895544 | Setting | The background of the story | 15 | |
7150895545 | Simile | A comparison using "like" or "as" | 16 | |
7150895546 | strategy (rhetorical strategy) | The management of language for a specific effect | 17 | |
7150895547 | Structure | The arrangement of materials within a work | 18 | |
7150895548 | Style | The mode of expression in language | 19 | |
7150895549 | Symbol | something that stands for something else | 20 | |
7150895550 | Syntax | Sentence structure | 21 | |
7150895551 | Theme | The main thought expressed by a work | 22 | |
7150895552 | Tone | The manner in which an author expresses his or her attitude | 23 |
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