Simile - a comparison between two unlike things using the words like or as, Metaphor - a direct comparison of two unlike things, not using like or as, Personification - giving human qualities to a non‐human figure, Hyperbole - exaggeration for emphasis or humorous effect, Onomatopoeia - using words that imitate sounds, Alliteration - the repetition of initial consonant sounds, Consonance - the repetition of consonant sounds within and at the ends of words, Assonance - the repetition of vowel sounds in unrhymed words, Imagery - the use of descriptive language that appeals to the senses, Tone - an author’s attitude toward his/her subject, Dialogue - a conversation between two or more characters , Allusion - a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art, Characterization - the act of creating and developing a character, Idiom - an expression that has a meaning particular to a language or region, Irony - when something happens that is the opposite of what was expected, Mood - the feeling that is created by a literary work , Protagonist - the main character in a literary work, Antagonist - a character or a force in conflict with the main character, Symbol - anything that stands for or represents something else, Foreshadowing - author's use of clues that hint at what might happen later in the story, Flashback - a scene within a story that interrupts the sequence of events,

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