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| a recurring character type, plot, symbol, or theme of seeming universal significance. |
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| writing the attempts to influence readers to accept an opinion or interpretation. |
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| in composition, the readers for whom a piece of writing is intended. |
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| in good writing, the orderly, logical relationship among the many parts. |
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| the antagonism between opposing characters or forces that causes tension or suspense in the plot |
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| the associations that attach themselves to many words, deeply affecting their literal meanings. |
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| the literal dictionary of word. |
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| words chosen in writing or speaking. |
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| part of a narrative that interrupts the chronological flow by relating events from the past. |
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| a character, usually a minor one, who emphasizes the qualities of another one through implied contrast between the two. |
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| early clues about what will happen later in a narrative or play. |
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| the highest level of usage, in which no slang, contractions, or fragments are used. |
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| writing without regard to coherence or correctness, intended to relax the writer and produce ideas for further writing. |
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| passages or words that stir feelings or memories through an appeal to the senses. |
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| the familiar, everyday level of usage, which includes contractions and perhaps slang but precludes nonstandard grammar and punctuation. |
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| the process of generating subjects, topics, details, and plans for writing |
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| lack of agreement between expectation and reality. |
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| a pattern of identical or similar images recurring throughout a passage or entire work. |
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| a story line in prose or verse. |
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| the person who tells the story to the audience or reader. |
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| to prose, a restatement in different words, usually briefer that the original version. |
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| an image shaped like the male organ. |
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| carelessly or deliberately presenting the words or ideas of another writer as your own. |
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| a series of causally related events or episodes that occur in a narrative or play. |
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| the angle or perspective from which a story is reported and interpreted. |
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| the time and place in which a story, play, or novel occurs. |
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| the general plan, framework, or form of a piece of writing. |
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| secondary plot in a novel or play, usually reinforcing the main theme but sometimes just providing interest, excitement, or comic relief. |
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| a short, objective restatement of the important ideas in a passage or a complete document, usually without analysis, explanation, paraphrasing, or personal comments. |
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| something that suggest or stands for an idea, quality, or concept larger than itself. |
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| the central or dominating idea advanced by a literary work, usually containing some insight into the human condition. |
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| the main point or position that a writer develops and supports in a composition. |
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| the attitude a writer conveys toward his or her subject and audience. |
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| an image shaped like the female breast, uterus, or genitalia. |
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