a weakness, limitation, imperfection, or moral fault of a character

The process of an author developing a character, or revealing more information about a character

an artistic movement that focuses on the negative side of humanity, and emotions such as anger, fear, or grief brought on by mental instabiltiy, loss, or the supernatural

when the audience or reader knows soemthing that the characters don't know

a story within a story

figurative language that appeals to the five senses

a comparison of unlike things using "like" or "as"

a comparison of unlike things NOT using "like" or "as"

a lesson that the reader is meant to learn from a story

a fake name or pen name used by an author

saying the opposite of what you mean in a way that is deliberately mean or harsh

saying the opposite of what you mean

a narrator that is not trustworthy because they lie, are biased, are mentally unstable, or don't have an accurate grasp of what is going on

the central idea of a work of literature

using humor, irony, or exaggeration to tease society's norms or point out hypocracy, usually related to politics or other contemporary issues

when the outcome is different from what was expected

a widely held but oversimplified and sometimes negative image or idea about a person

using something to represent a bigger idea in literature

finding out about a character by what they Say or Think, or how they Effect others, Act, or Look