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VocabDefinition
Concise By brevity of expression or statement
Nuance A subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or sound
Function Activity or purpose natural to our intended for a person or thing
Negation contradiction or denial of something
Coherence The quality of being logical and consistent
Archetype A character, symbol, story pattern, or other elements that is common to human experience across cultures and that occurs frequently in literature , myth, and folklore.
Pacing how fast a story unfolds
Mood Emotional response that the writer wishes to evoke in the reader through a story
Epic/Long narrative poem Celebrates heroic deeds
Point of view (POV) Perspective of which a story is told
Tone The author's attitude toward a certain topic
Diction The choice and arrangement of words that an author, maker, and user
Mnemonic Devices A learning technique that adds information, retention, or retrieval in human memory.
Allegory Narrative or description in with events, actions, characters, setting, or objects represent specific abstraction of ideas; symbolism to communicate a border moral or meaning
Denotation definition of a word literal or primary meaning
Connotation emotional or cultural association of a word;
Departure The hero leaves home to venture into the unknown on some sort of quest
Initiation The hero faces a series of problems
Return With the help of a friend the hero returns home successfully
Metaphor Comparision of 2 unlike things NOT using like or as
Extended Metaphor A detailed comparison that extends through multiple lines, paragraphs or entire words
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