A character is a person, animal, being, creature, or thing in a story.

Is the act of creating and describing characters in literature.

Is a literary device by which a particular quality of a person, object, emotion, or situation is downplayed or presented as being less than what is true to the situation.

Is a feeling or idea that a word has, in addition to its literal or main meaning.

Is the objective meaning of a word

A character in novel terms is type of character who represents a universal pattern, and therefore appeals to our human 'collective unconscious.'

Is a word or phrase that softens an uncomfortable topic.

Can refer to any aspect of a literary narrative-- a specific phrase, scenario, genre, or character.

Agreement or compatibility between opinions or actions.

A seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true.

The repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds in a series of words, phrases, and/ or syllables.

A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.

Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize cause or point of view.

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Literary terms set 5

Term	Definition
Character	A character is a person, animal, being, creature, or thing in a story.
Characterization	Is the act of creating and describing characters in literature.
Understatement	Is a literary device by which a particular quality of a person, object, emotion, or situation is downplayed or presented as being less than what is true to the situation.
Connotation	Is a feeling or idea that a word has, in addition to its literal or main meaning.
Denotation	Is the objective meaning of a word
Archetype	A character in novel terms is type of character who represents a universal pattern, and therefore appeals to our human 'collective unconscious.'
Euphemism	Is a word or phrase that softens an uncomfortable topic.
Cliche	Can refer to any aspect of a literary narrative-- a specific phrase, scenario, genre, or character.
Consonance	Agreement or compatibility between opinions or actions.
Paradox	A seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true.
Assonance	The repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds in a series of words, phrases, and/ or syllables.
Allegory	A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.
Propaganda	Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize cause or point of view.

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