A type of story with a symbolic or double meaning.

The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

An indirect reference to a person, place, or event from history, literature, religion, mythology, politics, sport, science, pop culture.

Something (often an object) that is out of place or time.

A similarity between like features of two things, on which a comparison may be based such as in degree, alikeness, function, etc.

To examine critically, so as to bring out the essential elements or give the essence of.

To supply with critical or explanatory notes; comment upon in notes.

A person who is opposed to, struggles against, or competes with another; opponent; adversary.

A word opposite in meaning from another.

A statement offering advice often in a witty or catchy way.

A noun (or noun phrase) that follows another noun and explains or identifies it.

The original pattern or model from which all things of the same kind are copied or on which they are based; a model or first form; prototype; a type of character or plot.

A mode of writing where the author makes a stance on an issue or debate.

A part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.

The group of spectators at a public event; listeners or viewers collectively, as in attendance at a theater or concert.

Purpose to inform, entertain, persuade.

A particular tendency or inclination, especially one that prevents unprejudiced consideration of a question; prejudice.

The individuals who participate in the action of a literary work; they can change over time; they have motivations.

A point in the story at which a decisive change takes place; critical point.

Logical interconnection; overall sense or understandability; congruity; consistency.

Punctuation mark used to introduce a list.

Giving the similarities and differences between two items.

A struggle between forces: person v. person; person v. self; person v. technology; person v. society.

A claim made to offset another claim, especially one made by the defendant in a legal action.

The quality of being believable or worthy of trust.

An article or essay criticizing a literary or other work; detailed evaluation; review.

To portray in words; describe or outline with precision.

The final resolution of the intricacies of a plot, as of a drama or novel.

Conversation between two or more persons.

Style of speaking or writing which is dependent upon choice of words.

The process by which the personality of a fictitious character is revealed by the use of descriptive adjectives and phrases provided by the author.

A situation of a drama that is known or understood by the audience but not grasped by the characters in the play.

A character who makes significant changes.

A rhyme that occurs in the last syllables of verses, as in stanza.

Noting or pertaining to a long poetic composition, usually centered upon a hero, in which a series of great achievements or events is narrated in elevated style.

A persuasive appeal to the authority or credibility of the presenter.

A figure of speech used to lessen the impact or intensity of what is trying to be expressed.

The final accented vowel and all succeeding consonants or syllables are identical.

A passage or quotation taken or selected from a book, document, film, or the like; extract.

To make plain or clear; explain; interpret.

a literary device used to introduce background information about events, settings, characters, or other elements of a work to the audience or readers.

A genre of essay that requires the student to investigate an idea, evaluate evidence, expound on the idea. This can be accomplished through comparison and contrast, definition, example, the analysis of cause and effect, etc.

A format for giving credit to a text cited at the end of a paper or document.

Language that communicates meanings beyond the literal meaning of words.

Point of view used to express personal experience.

A device in the narrative of a motion picture, novel, etc., by which an event or scene taking place before the present time in the narrative is inserted into the chronological structure of the work.

An underdeveloped character.

Clues along the plot to point at future events.

A kind, category, or sort, esp. of literary or artistic work.

An extravagant statement or figure of speech not intended to be taken literally.

An expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meaning of the word or phrase; a non-literal expression.

The formation of mental images, figures, or likenesses of things, or of such images collectively using words that appeal to the five senses.

The process by which the personality of a fictitious character is revealed through the character's speech, actions, appearance.

The process of arriving at some conclusion based on available info and prior knowledge.

The act of adding evidence and/or quoting a reference and giving credit to the original inside a paper.

A rhyme created by two or more words in the same line of verse.

Not relating or pertinent to the matter at hand; not important.

Logical appeal.

a figure of speech that makes an implicit, implied, or hidden comparison between two things that are unrelated, but which share some common characteristics.

A prolonged talk or discourse by a single speaker, addressed to another character or characters onstage, rather than to the audience, especially one dominating or monopolizing a conversation.

The feeling created in a work by the word choice, images, setting, etc.

A story or account of events, experiences, or the like, whether true or fictitious.

A person who gives an account or tells the story of events, experiences, etc.

The branch of literature comprising works of narrative prose dealing with or offering opinions or conjectures upon facts and reality, including biography, history, and the essay

The formation of a word by imitation of a sound made by or associated with the object to which it refers.

A figure of speech by which two words are seemingly contradictory.

A statement or proposition that, despite sound (or apparently sound) reasoning from acceptable premises, leads to a conclusion that seems senseless, logically unacceptable, or self-contradictory.

The repetition of a syntactic construction in successive sentences for rhetorical effect.

A restatement of a text or passage giving the meaning in another form, as for clearness; rewording.

A humorous imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing to make fun.

When the subject of the sentence is acted on by the verb. Example, "The town was ravaged by the tornado."

An appeal to the audience's emotions.

The attribution of human nature or character to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract notions.

A sequence of events in a narrative.

Refers to the method of narration in the story: first person, second person, third person.

A proposition or assertion supporting or helping to support a conclusion; basic idea.

A form of communication aimed towards influencing the attitude of a population toward some cause or position; often a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning.

The leading character, hero, or heroine of a drama or other literary work.

The humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its different meanings or applications, or the use of words that are alike or nearly alike in sound but different in meaning; a play on words.

Ideas, words, phrases, etc. that are mentioned multiple times for emphasis.

A technique or task that requires the student to investigate a topic; collect, generate, and report evidence.

The ability to use language effectively and persuasively.

A character that is fully developed.

Punctuation mark used to make a break between two sentences.

The surroundings or environment of a text.

A figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared using the words like, as, or than.

A situation in which actions have an effect that is opposite from what was intended, so that the outcome is contrary to what was expected.

Rhyme in which either the vowels or the consonants of stressed syllables are identical but the formation or spelling of the words do not create an exact rhyme.

A lengthy utterance or discourse by an actor who is talking to himself or herself or is in disregard of, concealed from, or oblivious to any hearers present (often used as a device in drama to disclose a character's innermost thoughts).

The person speaking in a text. May or may not be the author.

An instruction written into the script of a play, indicating stage actions, movements of performers, or production requirements.

A character that does not undergo a change.

Generalizations about a group of people whereby we attribute a defined set of characteristics to this group.

The noun or pronoun that carries out the action of the verb in a sentence.

A comprehensive and usually brief abstract of previously stated facts or statements; just main ideas or details. SWBST is our strategy.

Something used for or regarded as representing something else; a material object representing something, often something immaterial; emblem, token, or sign.

A word having the same or nearly the same meaning as another.

Variety of sentences used include simple, compound, complex, etc.

To form (a material or abstract entity) by combining parts or elements.

That which tends to prove or disprove something; ground for belief; proof.

A unifying central idea repeated or developed throughout a work; the main message.

A short statement, usually one sentence, that serves as a brief outline for the claim of an essay, research paper, etc., and is developed, supported, and explained in the text by means of examples and evidence.

Point of view either omniscient or limited used to maintain a formal voice.

The author's attitude is expressed through the words and details he or she selects.

Words that show the relationships among the ideas in a piece of writing to help guide readers through a story or argument.

The act of representing in a weak or restrained way that is not borne out by the facts.

A word that asserts an action, shows a state of being, links two words together or helps another verb.

When a person says or writes one thing and means another, or uses words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of the literal meaning.

The author's style, the quality that makes his or her writing unique, and which conveys the author's attitude, personality, and character; a persona.

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