Literary Elements

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What is a unifying idea, image, or motif, repeated or developed throughout a work?

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Theme

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The irony of something happening that is very different to what was expected

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situational irony

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A description of the distinctive nature or features of someone or something.

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Characterization

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The idea that things represent other things.

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Symbolism

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When the audience knows something that the characters don't.

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Dramatic Irony

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The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize institutions' or people's stupidity or vices.

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Satire

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visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.

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Imagery

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A narrative in which a character, place, or event is used to deliver a broader message about real-world issues and occurrences.

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Allegory

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A figure of speech that implies comparison between two unlike entities

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Metaphor

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Literary device used to give an indication or hint of what is to come later in the story.

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Foreshadowing