| Term | Definition |
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| omniscient Point of View | a point of view in which the narrator knows everything about what is going on and can reveal the thoughts and feelings, as well as actions and speeches, of every character. When the omniscient point of view is used, the narrator is usually the author, and the story is usually told in the third person voice (e.g., "she was surprised"). |
| point of view (Presentation of Characters) | the perspectice from which a story is told |
| antithesis | a figure of speech in which opposing things are placed next to one another |
| dialogue | 1) a conversation between speakers or characters in a piece of literature 2) a genre of literature composed only of conversations between speakers or characters |
| hyperbole | a figure of speech in which the author uses exaggerated language for emphasis or heightened artistic effect |
| paradox | a figure of speech in which the author presents two ideas that seem contradictory but are both true. |
| rhetorical question | a question asked for artistic effect, which demands no answer from the audience |
| speech tags | clauses, phrases, or even whole sentences set beside the dialgoue of characters, which tell who is speaking, how something is said, or wht actions accompanied it. |
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