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allusion: a reference to another work of literature, person, or event
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antagonist: someone who offers opposition
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characterization: the process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character
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epic: a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
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fiction: a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact
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foreshadowing: the use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot
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hero: the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem
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imagery: language that appeals to the senses
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irony: incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs
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metaphor: a figure of speech comparing to unlike things without using like or as
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mood: the overall emotion created by a work of literature
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motif: a concrete thing that is recurrent in a work of literature
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nonfiction: prose writing that is not fictional
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paradox: (logic) a self-contradiction
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paraphrase: rewording for the purpose of clarification
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point of view: Perspective from which a story is told
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prose: ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
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simile: comparison using like or as
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summary: a briefstatement that presents the main points in a concise form
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symbol: something that represents something else
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theme: a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work
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tone: the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author