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9499215442AllegoryA narrative or description having a second or symbolic meaning beneath the surface one0
9499216710AllusionA reference, explicit or implicit, to something in previous literature or history1
9499219026GenreA type or class, as poetry, drama, etc.2
9499221485ImageryThe representation through language of sensory experience3
9499229256ThemeThe main idea or meaning of a literary work. Themes often explore timeless and universal ideas and may be implies rather than stated explicitly4
9499231728SettingThe context in time and place in which the action of a story occurs5
9499233520SymbolSomething that means more than what it is6
9499234670Stream of ConsciousnessA narrative which presents the private thoughts of a character without commentary or interpretation by the author7

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