the presentation through literature of material closely resembling real life
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style
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distinctive or specific use of language and form
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theme
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in general, an idea explored in a work thorugh character, action, and/or image
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symbol
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work, image, or idea that represents itself
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epiphany
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a moment at which matters of significance are suddenly illuminated for a literary character
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dystopia
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an imagined undesirable society, often one that warms against problems in the real world by exagerating them
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genre
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class or type of literary work
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syntax
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sentence structure; order of words within sentences, rules governing the grammatically correct arrangements of words
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tone
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attitude given toward subject
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allusion
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reference, often indirect or unidentified to a person, thing or event
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magic realism
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style of fiction in which miraculous or bizarre things happen often but are treated in a matter of fact fashion by the character and/or narrative voice