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english terms

QuestionAnswer
Tone the author’s attitude toward the subject or audience
Mood the feeling or atmosphere created for the reader
Figurative language language that goes beyond literal meaning (includes metaphor, simile, personification)
Personification giving human qualities to nonhuman things
Simile a comparison using like or as
Metaphor a direct comparison between unlike things
Allusion an indirect reference to a person, place, event, or text
Imagery descriptive language that appeals to the senses
Symbol an object or idea that represents something deeper
Connotation the emotional or cultural meaning of a word
Denotation the literal or dictionary definition of a word
Irony a contrast between expectation and reality
Understatement presenting something as less important than it is
Oxymoron two contradictory terms placed together
Paradox a statement that seems contradictory but reveals truth
Syntax the arrangement of words and sentences
Types of sentences declarative, interrogative, imperative, exclamatory
Aphorism a short, wise statement expressing a general truth
Repetition repeating words or phrases for emphasis
Anaphora repetition at the beginning of phrases or sentences
Epistrophe repetition at the end of phrases or sentences
Parallelism similar grammatical structure in a series
Characterization how a character is presented or developed
Flat one-dimensional
Round complex and developed
Static does not change
Dynamic changes over time
Point of view who is telling the story
Perspective the lens or viewpoint through which events are interpreted
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