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| A scene in a narrative that interrupts the action to show an event that happened at an earlier point in time. |
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| Hints at the beginning of the story that give clues as to the events that will occur at the end of the story. |
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| A statement which lessens or minimizes the importance of what is being said. |
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| A statement which heightens the importance of what is being said; hyperbole. |
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| The repetition of consonant sounds. |
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| Repetition of vowel sounds. |
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| The repetition of sounds or a pattern of sounds at the end or the middle of a word. |
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| A song or poem that tells a story about love, death, or violence. |
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| A story that has more than one meaning. |
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| A foil is a character who contrasts with another character (usually the protagonist) in order to highlight various features of that other character's personality, throwing these characteristics into sharper focus. |
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| A reference to the Bible, history, or literature. |
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| A sudden insight or change of heart that happens in an instant. |
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| A comparision using like or as. |
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| A comparison not using like or as. |
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| A story of a person or persons who face misfortune and ends in disaster for the protagonist. |
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| An idea or lesson about life that the author wishes to express. |
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| The reader’s concerned uncertainty about what is going to happen to a character. |
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| Something that represents something else. |
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| The way the reader feels as a result of the authors tone. |
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| The author’s attitude toward his or her audience, character, or subject. |
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| A repeated theme throughout literature. |
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