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Literary elements 1
Term | Definition |
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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 |