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Allegory:
A symbolic narrative in which the surface details imply a secondary meaning. Allegory often takes the form of a story in which the characters represent moral qualities.
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Characterization:
The means by which writers present and reveal character.
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Fable:
A brief story with an explicit moral provided by the author.
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Fiction:
An imagined story, whether in…
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Flashback:
An interruption of a work’s chronology to describe or present…
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Foreshadowing:
Hints of what is to come in the action…
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Imagery:
The pattern of related comparative aspects of language, particularly of images, in a literary work. Imagery of light and darkness pervades…
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Irony:
A contrast or discrepancy between what is said and what it meant, or…
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Parable:
A brief story that teaches a lesson often ethical or spiritual. Examples include…
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Narrator:
The voice and implied speaker of a fictional work, to be distinguished from the…
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Point-of-view:
The angle of vision from which a story…
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Satire:
A literary work that criticizes human misconduct and ridicules…
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Setting:
The time and place of a literary work that…
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Symbol:
An object or an action in a literary work that means more than itself, that stands for…
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Tale:
A story that narrates strange happenings in a direct manner, without detailed descriptions of character.
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Theme:
The idea of a literary work abstracted from its details of language, character, and action and cast in the form of a generalization.
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Tone:
The implied attitude of a writer toward the subject and characters of a work, as, for example…
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Climax:
The turning point of the action in the plot of a play or story. The climax of John Updike’s “A&P,” for example, occurs when Sammy quits his job as cashier.
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Foil:
A character who contrasts and parallels the main character in a play or story. In Othello...
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