| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Anti-Hero | character who lacks heroic qualities |
| Allusion | literary, religious, mythological, or historical references |
| Denotation | the actual dictionary meaning of a word |
| Diction | an authors choice of words based on the corectness, clearness, and effectiveness |
| Imagery | the use of words to create a certain picture in the readers mind |
| Dialogue | the conversation carried on by the characters in literary work |
| Figurative Language | the language used to create a special event or feeling |
| Foil | someone who serves as a contrast or challenge to another character |
| Genre | a category of literature based on it's style or form |
| Hyperbole | an exaggeration |
| Irony | using a word or phrase that means the exact opposite of it's literal meaning(dramatic, verbal, situation) |
| Motif | a recurring subject, theme, or idea |
| Narrative | a way to tell a story |
| Protagonist | the main character of the story |
| Paradox | the statement that appears contradictory |
| Pathos | suffering or passion |
| Simile | comparing using two unlike things using like or as |
| Plot | the storyline |
| Setting | the time and place |
| Satire | the literary tone used to make fun of human vice or weakness |
| Punctuation | used to create understanding in any peice of writing |
| Tension | a struggle between opposing forces |
| Tone | overall feeling or effect created by the writers use of words |
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