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==allegory==- story that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning/ the whole story is symbolic
@@allusion@@- an indirect reference
ambiguity- having more than one possible meaning at the same time
%%antithesis%%- expresses opposite or contrasting ideas
^^apostrophe^^- talking to someone who isn’t really there
==catharsis==- process of releasing emotions & providing relief
@@characterization@@- how author reveals different qualities of a character throughout the story
conflict- tensions or struggles experienced by the characters (internal or external)
%%connotation%%- association, implications, or suggestions evoked by a word or phrase
^^denotation^^- actual or literal definition of a word
==dialogue==- direct speech or conversation between characters in a story
@@diction@@- an author’s choice of words
epiphany- a sudden realization or divine intervention
%%flashback%%- a return to a memory of a character
^^foil^^- an opposite or contrast
==graphic weight (graphic novel)== - the way some images draw the eye more than others
@@hubris@@- excessive pride (a fault of a character)
hyperbole- an exaggeration
%%imagery%%- an author’s description/ “painting the picture”
^^dramatic irony^^- when the audience knows the truth but the characters don’t
==situational irony==- a striking reversal of what’s expected or intended
@@metaphor@@- an IMPLIED COMPARISON between two unlike objects
monologue- a long speech by one person during a conversation
%%motif%%- a common theme or recurring idea
^^narrator^^- voice telling the story
==objective pov==- narrator is NOT involved with the story
@@omniscient po@@v- narrator assumes an “all knowing” perspective on the story
panels- distinct segment of the comic
%%parallelism%%- structural similarity or conceptual similarity throughout a story/ poem
^^pastiche^^- taking inspiration or mimicking another thing
==personification==- giving human characteristics to a non human thing
@@prose@@- anything in literature besides poems (written in sentences & paragraphs)
rhyme scheme- an author’s rhyming pattern
%%setting%%- where & when a story takes place
^^soliloquy^^- speaking one’s thoughts aloud when by oneself
==stage direction==- an instruction in the text of a play indicating movement
@@stanza@@- sections a poem is broken into
stream of consciousness- a character’s unedited thoughts & expressions
%%symbol%%- an object that represents an idea
^^syntax^^- the arrangement & ordering of words in a sentence
==tone==- the writer’s attitude as expressed by word choice
@@tragic flaw@@- flaw in character that brings about their downfall or tragedy
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