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Contrast

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When an author describes the difference between 2 or more things char’s etc

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Irony

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when there is a gap between what a writer says and what a generally understood

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Syntax

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arrangement of words into sentences structure and length

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Incongruity

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when the author places things like evidence, images, and characters that don’t seem to be connected or compatible

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parallelim

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repeated use of the same phrase or sentence used to create balance or place emphasis on certain lines

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1st person narration

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the author that writes using I and present just one char’s understanding of evidence

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characterization

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process of development and portraying a character

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foreshadowing

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author drops subtle hints about plot development to come later in the story

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satire

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sarcasm with language yo convey insult or scorn

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Tone

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the writers attitude towards his readers and subject

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Mood

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atmosphere of feelings created in a reader by a litaracchy passage

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in medias res

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latin word for in the middle of things

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Analogy

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a comparison of like things

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hyperbole

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an exaggeration which is both deliberate and obvious

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magic realism

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style of functions when fantasy and reality are casually combined producing humorous and thoughts provoking results

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pathos

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when author establishes feeling of sympathy for a character

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bathos

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when pathos is over worded or excessive

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colloquial language

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Characteristic of informal spoken longuage or conversations

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diction

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Auther’s choice of words

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sentence structure

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langth and complexity of sentances

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picaesque

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lower class protagonist exposes the hypocrisy of the society he lives in

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foil

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a character who purops is to accentrate or draw attention to the quaities of the protangonis; can be friend, or enemy. rival.

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argumentative

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use fats and logical arguments to appeal to the reader sense of reason

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persuasive

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use emotionally charged language to appeal to a reader’s feelings

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expository

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an essy which shares explains suggest or explore ideas emotions and info factual info

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bildungsroman

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characters maturation and development

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deus ex machina

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“god from the machine” the abrupt and fortunate arrival of a pwerful being who could save the char’s from disaster

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witty repartee

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a quick exchange of clever witty replise

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Deductive

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the process by which one collects particular cases finds out by experiment which is comen to all of them and then formes a general rule that is probably true of the whole cases.

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inductive

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specific observations or evidence are used to make generalizations or draw broader conclusions.

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narrative hook

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a strategy used by a writer to immediately engage the reader’s interest

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simile

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a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that are often introduced by like or as

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metaphor

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a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them