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irony
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in its original Greek sense means the pretense of ignorance in order to ridicule a person or to expose the truth abut a situation
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limited third-person point of view
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the story is told by an outside observer who views the action from the vantage point of a single character in the story
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metaphor
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a figure of speechin which a word or phrase that ordinarily designates one thing is used to designate another, thus making an implict comparison, as in "a sea of troubles"
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moral
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a lesson or tule about how to live
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motivation
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the reaons why the character acts as he or she does
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onmiscienct point of view
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the narrator is a godlike observer who knows everything that is going on in the story
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parody
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a humorous imitation of a serious work or of a particular style of writing
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protagonist
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the main character in a story
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public symbols
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symbols in our culture that we know and recognize at once
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reolution/denouement
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all the problems are resolved and the story is "closed"
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sarcasm
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a form of wit that is marked by the use of cruel language and is intended to make its victim the butt of contempt or ridicule
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satire
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any writing that uses ridicule to bring about social reform
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setting
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the time and place of the story
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simile
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a figure of speech in which two unlike things are compared, often in a phrase introduced by like or as, as in "How like the winter hath my absence been." (Shakespeare)
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situation irony
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describes an occurrence that is the opposite of what we expected
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stanard English
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the formal way of speaking and writing taught in schools
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static character
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remains the same throughout the story
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stock character
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fits our preconceived notions about a "type"; lacks individuality
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suspense
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the uncertainty or anxiety we feel about what is going to happen next in the story
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symbol
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an object that suggests an idea
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theme
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the central idea or insight of a work of literature
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tone
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the attitude a speaker or writer takes toward a subject, audience or character
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verbal irony
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saying one thing but meaning the opposite
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verisimilitude
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truth or believability
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vignette
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a very short literary sketch, often one that is suggestive and poetic in style
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