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Literary elements 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| antagonist | someone who offers opposition |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration |
| climax | the highest point of anything |
| conflict | an open clash between two opposing groups |
| irony | incongruity between what might be expected and what occurs |
| foreshadowing | the act of providing vague advance indications |
| protagonist | the principal character in a work of fiction |
| Image | extravagant exaggeration |
| mood | a characteristic state of feeling |
| metaphor | a figure of speech that suggests a non-literal similarity |