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literary elements
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| style | writers way of writing |
| irony | the difference between what is expected to happen and what really happens |
| allusion | reference to well known person, place, event ,or literary work |
| theme | an insight into life |
| figurative language | writing or speech not meant to be taken literally |
| tone | authors attitude toward the text |
| conflict | a struggle between two opposing forces |
| personification | giving human qualities to non human objects |
| foreshadowing | a hint of whats to come |
| flash back | a section that portrays events from the past |
| paradox | statement that seems to be contradictory but it actually represents the truth |
| motif | a reoccurring idea |
| imagery | descriptive detail that appeals to the five senses |
| metaphor | a comparison between 2 unlike things |
| symbolism | an object that stands for represents something else with deeper meaning |
| alliteration | repetition of initial consonant sounds |
| mood | the feeling created in the reader by the work or passage |
| hyperbole | a deliberate exaggeration |
| onomatopoeia | the use of words to imitate sound |
| oxymoron | a figure of speech that puts together two opposing or contradictory ideas |
| characterization | act of creating or developing a character |
| point of view | a perspective of which the story is told |
| simile | a comparison between two unlike things using like or as |
| setting | the time place and and social issue of the action at work |
| dilemma | a situation in which a character chooses between two desirable actions |
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