Language Arts Flowers for Algernon
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 characterization | the method an author uses to acquaint the reader with the characters |
| flashback | an interruption in the action of the work of literature to show an episode that happened earlier |
| mood | the climate or feeling of a literary work |
| plot | a series of related events selected by the author to present and bring about the resolution of a conflict |
| symbol | a person, place or object which has a meaning in itself, but suggests other meanings |
| theme | the main idea or underlying meaning of a literary work |
| tone | an author's attitude, stated or implied, toward the subject he or she writes about |
| foreshadowing | an author's hints or clues to suggest events that will occur later in the narrative |
| conflict | a problem |
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