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Authors craft
Term | Definition |
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characterization | The creation or construction of a fictional character. A description of the distinctive nature or features of someone or something. |
theme | the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic. |
point of view | a particular attitude or way of considering a matter. |
flashback | a scene in a movie, novel, etc., set in a time earlier than the main story. |
foreshadowing | be a warning or indication of (a future event) |
repetition | the action of repeating something that has already been said or written. the recurrence of an action or event. a thing repeated. |
tone or mood | the general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation, etc.. a temporary state of mind or feeling. |
simile | a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid |
metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable. |
symbolize | be a symbol of. represent by means of symbols. |
alliteration | the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. |
onomatopoeia | the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g., cuckoo, sizzle ). |
allusion | an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference. |
hyperbole | exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. |
personification | the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form. |
Imagery | visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work. |