A direct comparison of dissimilar objects, using like or as

Standardized, conventional ideas about characters, plot, or setting

Direct speech between characters in a literary work

A implied comparison beteen objects that are differnt

When there is a difference between what is expected and what occurs

A technique that keeps the reader wondering what will happen

Indirect Characterization

Writer's use of thoughts and feelings to show character's traits

The voice in a poem, the person speaking the poem

Returning to an earlier point for the purpose of clarity

The underlying main idea of a literary work

Repetition of similar or identical sounds

Direct characterization

Writer directly states a character's personality traits

A language that is different from the standard language based on location

A figure of speech in which a non-human thing is made human

A phrase that consists of two words that are contradictory

A device when the audience knows more than the characters

A hint of what is to come in a literary work

The character that is the source of conflict

The perspective from which a literary work is told

A reference to something well-known that exists outside a literary work.

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Simile
A figure of speech in which a non-human thing is made human
Standardized, conventional ideas about characters, plot, or setting
A direct comparison of dissimilar objects, using like or as
A reference to something well-known that exists outside of the work
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Stereotype
The voice in a poem, the person speaking the poem
An implied comparison between objects that are different
The underlying main idea of a literary work
Standardized, conventional ideas about characters, plot, or setting
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Dialogue
Returning to an earlier point in time to give clarity
A direct comparison of dissimilar objects, usually using like or as
An implied comparison between objects that are different
Direct speech between characters in a literary work
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Metaphor
A direct comparison of dissimilar objects using like or as
The main character of a story
A implied comparison beteen objects that are differnt
The voice in a poem, the person speaking
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Situational Irony
Standardized, conventional ideas about characters, plots, or setting
A hint of what is to come in a literary work
When there is a difference between what is expected and what occurs
A technique that keeps the reader wondering what will happen
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Suspense
A reference to something well-known that exists outside a literary work
A technique that keeps the reader wondering what will happen
An implied comparison between objects that are different
The perspective from which a literary work is told
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Indirect Characterization
Writer's use of thoughts and feelings to show character's traits
Something unexpected happens
Direct speech between characters
The voice in a poem, the person speaking the poem
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Speaker
The character that is the source of conflict
A figure of speech in which a non-human thing is given human characteristic
Repetition of similar or identical sounds
The voice in a poem, the person speaking the poem
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Flashback
Standardized conventional ideas about characters, plot, or setting
The perspective from which a literary work is told
Returning to an earlier point for the purpose of clarity
The voice in a poem, the person speaking the poem
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Theme
The underlying main idea of a literary work
A hint of what is to come in a literary work
Standardized, conventional ideas about characters, plot, or setting
A phrase that consists of two words that are contradictory
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Rhyme
Standardized, conventional ideas about characters, plot, or setting
A reference to something well-known that exists outside the work
Repetition of similar or identical sounds
The voice in a poem
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Direct characterization
Writer directly states a character's personality traits
Repetition of similar or identical sounds
The character that is the source of a conflict
The voice in a poem, the person speaking
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Dialect
A language that is different from the standard language based on location
Repetition of similar or identical sounds
Direct speech between characters in a literary work
An implied comparison between two different things
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Personification
A hint of what is to come
The underlying main idea
A figure of speech in which a non-human thing is made human
The character that is the source of conflict
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Oxymoron
A figure of speech in which a non-human thing is made human
Direct speech between characters
A hint of what is to come in a literary work
A phrase that consists of two words that are contradictory
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Dramatic Irony
A device when the audience knows more than the characters
A figure of speech in which a non-human thing is made to be human
The perspective from which a literary work is told
A phrase that consists of two words that are contradictory
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Foreshadowing
A hint of what is to come in a literary work
A phrase that consists of two words that are contradictory
The perspective from which a literary work is told
Returning to an earlier point in time for clarity
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Antagonist
The main character in a literary work
The perspective from which a literary work is told
The character that is the source of conflict
Direct speech between characters
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Point of view
Direct speech between characters
The perspective from which a literary work is told
A hint of what is to come in a literary work
Repetition of similar or identical sounds
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Allusion
A hint of what is to come in a literary work
A reference to something well-known that exists outside a literary work.
Direct Speech between characters in a literary work
A direct comparison of dissimilar objects usually using like or as

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