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7206409697Persona0
7206400337Metonymysubstituting the name of one object for another object closely associated with it1
7206403271MoodFeeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader2
7206403272Motifa distinctive feature or dominant idea in an artistic or literary composition3
7206408643Paradox4
7206404843NarratorPerson telling the story5
7206404844OnomatopoeiaA word that imitates the sound it represents.6
7206408225Oxymoron7
7206409146Parallelism8
7206409147Parody9
7206409698Personification10
7206410255Plot11
7206410256Point of View12
7206411207Prosody13
7206411675Protagonist14
7206412639Pun15
7206416121Rhyme Scheme16
7206416351Satire17
7206416352Sestina18
7206418311Setting19
7206419289Simile20
7206419703Soliloquy21
7206420457Sonnet22
7206420750Stream of Consciousness23
7206421494SubtextThe hidden or underlying meaning of something24
7206421495SymbolAnything that stands for or represents something else25
7206423712Synesthesiadescribing one kind of sensation in terms of another ("a loud color", "a sweet sound")26
7206424168SymbolAnything that stands for or represents something else27
7206424432SyntaxThe arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.28
7206426702Theme29
7206427823Thesisa statement or theory that is put forward as a premise to be maintained or proved.30
7206428441Tonethe general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation, etc.31
7206429970TragedyA serious form of drama dealing with the downfall of a heroic or noble character32
7206430144Unreliable narratora narrator who misinterprets the story due to prejudice, madness, etc.33
7206430151Vignette34
7206430800VillanelleA nineteen-line lyric poem that relies heavily on repetition35
7206431219Witintellectually amusing language that surprises and delights36

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