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| 183105465 | Allegory | A story in which an abstract idea, often a moral or lesson, is shown through characters' actions. The story of the turtle and the hare is an allegory. | 0 | |
| 183105466 | Alliteration | The repetition of the initial consonant sounds in two or more words. "Come quickly, quietly and see the brazen beast." | 1 | |
| 183105467 | Allusion | The reference within a work to another literary work, or to a familiar person, place, thing or event | 2 | |
| 183105468 | Anecdote | A brief story about an interesting, amusing, or strange event used to entertain or make a point | 3 | |
| 183105469 | Analogy | A comparison of 2 things suggesting that, if they are alike in some ways, they are alike in many. "A good idea resembles a seed bearing flowers." | 4 | |
| 183106561 | Antithesis | Contrasting ideas highlighted by parallel grammatical structure: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times..." Charles Dickens | 5 | |
| 183106562 | Archetype | A universal symbol, image or pattern seen in the myths, art, and literature of many cultures | 6 | |
| 183107215 | Character Archetypes | Examples include: hero (epic, tragic, etc.), devil, temptress, earth mother, outcast | 7 | |
| 183108578 | Situational Archetypes | Examples: a quest, death & rebirth, fall from favor | 8 | |
| 183108579 | Symbol Archetypes | Examples: light and dark representing good and evil, monsters, water | 9 | |
| 184434267 | Aphorism | A wise saying that reflects a general truth or observation about life | 10 | |
| 184434269 | Assonance | The repetition of vowel sounds within different consonants, for example: the red sled in the shed. | 11 | |
| 184434271 | Atmosphere (also called Mood) | The feeling created in a reader by the descriptive detail in a literary work, such as: eerie, calm or suspenseful | 12 | |
| 184436023 | Flat character | One who has limited character traits (cartoonish) | 13 | |
| 184436024 | Round character | One who has many realistic traits | 14 | |
| 184436025 | Dynamic character | One who changes and learns through the story | 15 | |
| 184436026 | Static character | One who does not show real change in the story | 16 | |
| 184437759 | Connotation | The emotional associations and ideas associated with a word--a word's connotation is usually more powerful than its dictionary meaning | 17 | |
| 184446109 | Denotation | The explicit, dictionary meaning of a word. | 18 | |
| 184446110 | Diction | The author's word choice, which is used to connect with the reader and support purpose. Described with an adjective. | 19 | |
| 184446111 | Exposition | Introduces the characters, setting, and situation and starts the plot of a story or drama | 20 | |
| 184446112 | Foil | A character who provides contrast to another character to highlight character traits | 21 | |
| 184446113 | Foreshadowing | Hints or clues of something that is to come later in a story | 22 | |
| 184446114 | Hyperbole | A bold overstatement or exaggeration for either comic or serious affect | 23 | |
| 184446115 | Imagery | Words a writer selects to paint an image or picture in the reader's mind | 24 | |
| 184446116 | Irony | A twist of expectation. There are 3 types of irony: dramatic, verbal, and situational | 25 | |
| 184446117 | Dramatic irony | When a character's mistakes or misunderstandings are clear to the reader but are not to the character | 26 | |
| 184446118 | Verbal irony | When a word or phrase is used to suggest the opposite of its usual meaning | 27 | |
| 184446119 | Situtational irony | When an event turns out the opposite of the expectations of the character, reader or audience | 28 | |
| 184451440 | Metaphor | A comparison of two unlike things that doesn't use "like" or "as" (e.g., "Juliet is the sun") | 29 | |
| 184451441 | Extended Metaphor | Continuation of the first metaphor through several connected comparisons | 30 | |
| 184451442 | Juxtaposition | Placing ideas/words side be side to emphasize contras. | 31 | |
| 184451443 | Consonance | The repetition of similar consonant sounds at the ends of words: " the sound heard around the world." | 32 | |
| 184451444 | Motif | A dominant, often repeated, idea or thematic element in a literary work | 33 | |
| 184473659 | First person narrator | Is part of the action of the story and tells it | 34 | |
| 184473660 | Third person narrator | Is outside the story and doesn't know everything, but tells the story from more than one character's perspective | 35 | |
| 184473661 | Omniscient narrator | Is "all-knowing" and can tell about all the characters and events in a story | 36 | |
| 184473662 | Limited third person | Tells the thoughts/feelings of 1 character | 37 | |
| 184473663 | Onomatopoeia | A word or group of words that resembles the sound it denotes, for example: hiss or buzz | 38 | |
| 184473664 | Oxymoron | A combination of contradictory words, such as jumbo shrimp | 39 | |
| 184473665 | Parable | Simple story that teaches a lesson using events or characters to stand for abstract ideas such as evil | 40 | |
| 184473666 | Parody | A comical piece of writing that mocks the characteristics of a literary form | 41 | |
| 184473667 | Personification | A phrase in which nonliving things are given human qualities | 42 | |
| 184473669 | Protagonist | The main character or hero of the story | 43 | |
| 184473670 | Setting | Time and place in which a story takes place. Time includes: the historical period, year, season, or time of day. Place includes: region, country, as well as social, cultural and economic environment | 44 | |
| 184476674 | Simile | Comparison of 2 unlike things using "like" or "as" | 45 | |
| 184476675 | Symbol | Anything that stands for or represents something else | 46 | |
| 184476676 | Theme | The central message(s) or insight(s) into life revealed through a literary work | 47 | |
| 184476677 | Tone | The overall feeling or effect a writer creates--stated as an adjective, for example: comic, tragic | 48 | |
| 184476678 | Understatement | When a situation is presented as less important than it really is, which usually results in irony | 49 | |
| 184476679 | Voice | The tone in writing that conveys to the reader the sense of the author and his or her perspective | 50 | |
| 1538705309 | Epigram | A brief witty poem, often satirical. | 51 | |
| 3213009187 | Metonymy | A figure of speech in which one word or phrase is substituted for another with which it is closely associated (such as "crown" for "royalty"). | 52 | |
| 3213013425 | Synechdoche | A figure of speech in which a part of something stands for the whole. For example, "I've got wheels" for "I have a car," or a description of a worker as a "hired hand." | 53 |
