The mood an author is trying to create

Hints or clues about what's going to happen

The dictionary definition of a word

2 contradictory words that somehow make sense

A very specific example of a person or thing

First person point of view

Story told from character's POV (I, me)

Giving humanlike qualities to something nonhuman

A comparison using "like" or "as"

Direct comparison without like or as

Words that sound like the sound they describe

Repeating of words, ideas, or sounds

Third person point of view

A POV where the narrator speaks for all characters

The reason a piece of writing was written

The beat and pattern of a piece of writing

A play on words that sound alike

The message an author is trying to convey

The words and feelings associated with the dictionary definition of a word

A reference to something famous

Words that create images in your mind

The person speaking to a poem or story's audience

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Tone
The mood an author is trying to create
The beat and pattern of a piece of writing
The turning point in a literary work
The message an author is trying to convey
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Alliteration
Harsh, discordant words
The beat and pattern of a piece of writing
Words that create images in your mind
Repetition of consonant sounds
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Foreshadowing
Development of complications in a literary work
Background information at the beginning of a story
Results or effects following climax in a literary work
Hints or clues about what's going to happen
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Denotation
The dictionary definition of a word
End of a literary work when loose ends are tied up
Conflict within character (with himself)
The words and feelings associated with the dictionary definition of a word
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Oxymoron
Narration of random, unconnected thoughts
2 contradictory words that somehow make sense
A play on words that sound alike
Words that create images in your mind
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Archetype
A very specific example of a person or thing
Mocking a subject through irony and sarcasm
Hints or clues about what's going to happen
A reference to something famous
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First person point of view
Conflict within character (with himself)
Story told from character's POV (I, me)
A POV where the narrator speaks for all characters
The reason an author wrote a story or poem
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Personification
Giving humanlike qualities to something nonhuman
Words that create images in your mind
Conflict within character (with himself)
A statement that contradicts itself
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Simile
Direct comparison without like or as
Words spoken between characters
A speech by one character onstage
A comparison using "like" or "as"
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Diction
A very speciific example of a person or thing
The message an author is trying to convey
The author's word choice
The words and feelings associated with the dictionary definition of a word
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Metaphor
Hints or clues about what's going to happen
Repetition of consonant sounds
A comparison using "like" or "as"
Direct comparison without like or as
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Onomatopoeia
Repetition of consonant sounds
Exaggeration
Words that sound like the sound they describe
Giving humanlike qualities to something nonhuman
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Repetition
Results or effects following climax in a literary work
Narration of random, unconnected thoughts
Words that sound like the sound they describe
Repeating of words, ideas, or sounds
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Third person point of view
Hints or clues about what's going to happen
Background information at the beginning of a story
A POV where the narrator speaks for all characters
Story told from character's POV (uses I, me)
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Author's purpose
The reason a piece of writing was written
Background information at the beginning of a story
Narration of random, unconnected thoughts
A question that isn't meant to have an answer
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Rhythm
The beat and pattern of a piece of writing
Narration of random, unconnected thoughts
14-line poem written in iambic pentameter
Words that create images in your mind
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Pun
An author's word choice
Actual meaning = opposite of expected meaning
A play on words that sound alike
Mocking a subject through irony and sarcasm
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Theme
Development of complications in a literary work
The message an author is trying to convey
A reference to something or someone famous
Summary that doesn’t show speaker's opinion
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Connotation
The words and feelings associated with the dictionary definition of a word
The message an author is trying to convey
Story told from character's POV (I, me)
The dictionary definition of a word
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Allusion
Hints or clues about what's going to happen
A statement that contradicts itself
A reference to something famous
A speech by one character onstage
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Stanza
A speech by one character onstage
2 contradictory words that somehow make sense
14-line poem written in iambic pentameter
A verse of a poem
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Imagery
Narration of random, unconnected thoughts
A statement that contradicts itself
A reference to something famous
Words that create images in your mind
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Hyperbole
The person speaking to a story or poem's audience
Exaggeration
A play on words that sound alike
14-line poem written in iambic pentameter
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Speaker
The beat and pattern of a piece of writing
A play on words that sound alike
The person speaking to a poem or story's audience
Exaggeration

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