Literary Terms and Vocabulary

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mood

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A feeling a writer creates for a reader

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tone

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A writer's attitude towards his or her subject

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genre

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A class or category of artistic form

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suspicion

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A feeling or thought that something is possible, likely, or true.

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antagonism

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Hostility, resistance

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assent

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Agreement, consent

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contorted

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Twisted or pulled out of shape

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converging

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Moving toward one point

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defiant

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Willing to stand up to opposition, boldly resisting.

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incriminate

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To cause, to appear guilty of a crime or fault