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| 7011595724 | belle-lettres | A French term for the world of books, criticism, and literature in general | 0 | |
| 7011595725 | canon | The collection of works considered the most important in national literature or period; works widely read and studied | 1 | |
| 7011600365 | classic | A highly regarded work of literature or other art form that has withstood the test of time | 2 | |
| 7011600366 | genre | a literary form such as novel, play, essay, poem, etc. | 3 | |
| 7011601985 | canto | a division of a long poem, much like chapters in a novel | 4 | |
| 7011603969 | controlling image | an image that dominates and shapes an entire literary work | 5 | |
| 7011603970 | first person point of view | the narrator is a character in the story and tells the story | 6 | |
| 7011605003 | flashback | a return to an earlier time in a story or play in order to clarify present actions or circumstances | 7 | |
| 7011605004 | foreshadowing | an event or statement that hints or suggests an event that comes later in the plot | 8 | |
| 7011605971 | irony | a mode of expression in which the intended meaning is the opposite of what is said (verbal); an event that happens that is the opposite of what is expected (situational) | 9 | |
| 7011605972 | motif | a repeating element (phrase, idea, event) in a narrative that unifies the work | 10 | |
| 7011605973 | narrative | a form of verse or prose that tells a story | 11 | |
| 7011621652 | onomatopoeia | words that sound like their meaning | 12 | |
| 7011623061 | paradox | a statement that seems self-contradictory yet true | 13 | |
| 7011623062 | plot | the interrelationship among the events of a story that include exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and conclusion | 14 | |
| 7011623063 | setting | time, place, and surrounding circumstances of a narrative; the total environment including historical, social, and spiritual circumstances | 15 | |
| 7011623992 | sub plot | a subordinate or minor collection of events in a novel or play, usually connected to the main plot | 16 | |
| 7011623993 | symbol | an abstract idea represented by something concrete | 17 | |
| 7011623994 | theme | main idea or author's message/meaning of a literary work | 18 | |
| 7011653982 | carpe diem | Latin term for "Seize the Day" | 19 |
