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Exposition
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essential background info at the beginning of literary work.
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Alliteration
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repetition of the initial consonant sounds of words: “Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers”
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Allusion
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a reference to something well-known that exists outside the literary work
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Antagonist
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character that is the source of conflict in a literary work
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Figurative Language
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language that represents one thing in terms of something dissimilar (non-literal language). Includes simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, symbol)
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Flashback
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the method of returning to an earlier point in time for the purpose of making the present clearer
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Hyperbole
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extreme exaggeration to add meaning
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