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| 10912788382 | allegory | a story in which people, things and actions represent a an idea about life; strong moral or lesson | 0 | |
| 10912788383 | analogy | a comparison of 2 or more like objects that suggests if they are alike in certain aspects, they will probably be alike in other ways as well. | 1 | |
| 10912788384 | aside | an actor's speech, directed to the audience, that is not supposed to be heard by other actors on stage | 2 | |
| 10912788385 | Characterization | all of the techniques that writers use to create characters | 3 | |
| 10912788386 | Syntax | The way in which words, phrases, and sentences are ordered and connected. | 4 | |
| 10912788387 | Diction | deliberately style choice of a style of language for a desired effect/tone | 5 | |
| 10912788388 | monologue | long speech by 1 person | 6 | |
| 10912788389 | Conflict | the tension or problem in the story;a struggle between opposing forces | 7 | |
| 10912788390 | dialect | a form of language that is spoken in a particular place or by a particular group of people | 8 | |
| 10912788391 | extended metaphor | a figure of speech that compares two essentially unlike things at some length and in several ways | 9 | |
| 10912788392 | figurative language | expressions that aren't literally true | 10 | |
| 10912788393 | Imagery | the use of words and phrases that appeal to the 5 senses, writers use sensory details to help readers imagine how things look, feel,smell,sound and taste | 11 | |
| 10912788394 | Irony | A contrast between what is expected and what actually happens. spices up a literary work by adding unexpected twists and allowing the reader to become more involved with the characters and plot | 12 | |
| 10912788395 | Mood | a mood or atmosphere is the feeling a literary work conveys to readers | 13 | |
| 10912788396 | Oxymoron | a form of figurative language combining contradictory words or ideas ( jumbo shrimp) | 14 | |
| 10912788397 | Parallelism | the use of similar grammatical constructions to express ideas that are related or equal in importance ( the sun rises.the sun sets) | 15 | |
| 10912788398 | point of view | the perspective from which a story is told. understanding the pov used in a work is critical to understanding literature. it serves as the instrument to relay the events of a story. | 16 | |
| 10912788399 | Soliloquy | Speech delivered by a character when he is alone on stage. | 17 | |
| 10912788400 | Style | how writers say something; many elements contributento style, including word choice, sentence length, tone and figurative language | 18 | |
| 10912788401 | Symbolism | using something specific to stand for something else, especially an idea. a symbol is a person, place, object, or action that for something beyond itself, ( a dove may represent peace, the dove can be seen but peace cant) | 19 |