| Term | Definition |
|---|
| allegory | characters are symbols, has a moral |
| allusion | a reference to something in literature or history |
| anachronism | out of place for a particular time period |
| assonance | repetition of identical VOWEL sounds in words that occur in close proximity: "it's hot and monotonious" |
| cacophony | harsh, non-melodic, unpleasant sounding arrangement of sounds |
| connotation | what a word suggests beyond its surface definition |
| consonance | repetition at close intervals of final consonant sounds |
| denotation | basic definition or dictionary meaning of a word |
| foil | A character whose traits are in direct contrast to those of a principle character |
| hyperbole | exaggeration, overstatement |
| apostrophe | speaking to someone or something as if it were standing in front of you |
| mood | the atmosphere suggested by the setting or diction = emotional response from reader |
| paradox | statement that seems like a contradiction, but actually has truth |
| third person omniscient | narrator, can tell thoughts and feelings of characters in the story |
| tone | writer's attitude toward the audience or subject, implied or related directly |
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