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| a repetition of the initial sounds of several words in a group. |
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| a reference in one literary work to another work of literature, a character, place, music, art or event in history. |
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| a brief account of an event, usually intended to entertain or explain an idea. |
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| a person or force which opposes the protagonist in a literary work. |
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| writing in which reason is used to influence people's ideas. |
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| a device in which a character in a drama make a short speech which is heard by the audience but not by other characters in the play. |
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| the repetition of vowel sounds in a literary work. |
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| the emotional quality or mood of the story. |
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| the story of a persons life written by himself or herself. |
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| the story of a person's life written by someone other than the subject of the work. |
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| a person in a literary work. |
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| methods a writer uses to reveal the personality of a character in a literary work. |
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| literary work which is amusing an ends happily. |
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| the struggle between two apposing forces. |
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| careful detailed portrayal of a person, place, thing, or idea. |
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| a variation of language spoken by a certain group of people. |
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| a conversation between characters. |
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| a play performed before an audience on a stage. |
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| a short piece of nonfiction writing. |
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| introduction or beginning of a story. |
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