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Section 1

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Dialogue

Front

Conversation between two or more characters

Back

Satire

Front

A work that targets human vices and follies or social institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule.

Back

Denoation

Front

The dictionary definition of a word

Back

Onomatopoeia

Front

A word that imitates the sound it represents.

Back

direct characterization

Front

The author directly states a character's traits

Back

Archetypal Characters

Front

those who embody a certain kind of universal human experience

Back

Allegory

Front

a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.

Back

Allusion

Front

A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art

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point of view

Front

the perspective from which a story is told

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indirect characterization

Front

The character is revealed through their personality, appearance, words, actions, and effect on others

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Alliteration

Front

Repetition of initial consonant sounds

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Dialect

Front

a form of language spoken by people in a particular region or group

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Foreshadowing

Front

the use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot

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Idiom

Front

A common, often used expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally.

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Mood

Front

Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader

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Flashback

Front

a scene in a movie, novel, etc., set in a time earlier than the main story.

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Antagonist

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A character or force in conflict with the main character

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Protagonist

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main character

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situational irony

Front

irony involving a situation in which actions have an effect that is opposite from what was intended, so that the outcome is contrary to what was expected.

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Hyperbole

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extreme exaggeration

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Tone

Front

Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character

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Irony

Front

A contrast between expectation and reality

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Conflict

Front

A struggle between opposing forces

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Connotation

Front

All the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests

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verbal irony

Front

sarcasm

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Symbolism

Front

A device in literature where an object represents an idea.

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Metaphor

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A comparison without using like or as

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Simile

Front

A comparison of two unlike things using like or as

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Personification

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the giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea

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dramatic irony

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when a reader is aware of something that a character isn't

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