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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
| antagonist | the character who works against the protagonist in the story |
| protagonist | the main character, who must overcome obstacles and resolve the conflict |
| ambiguous | open to more than one interpretation |
| allusion | indirect reference |
| syntax | grammatical arrangement |
| parable | a simple story that illustrates a moral or religious lesson |
| allegory | a short moral story (often with animal characters) |
| pathetic fallacy | the fallacy of attributing human feelings to inanimate objects |
| synecdoche | symbolism; the part signifies the whole, or the whole the part |
| oxymoron | conjoining contradictory terms |
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