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foreshadowing
clues to prepare an audience for what will happen next in a story
figurative language
words or devices that mean more than just their definition
exposition
author introduces characters, setting, problem, at the beginning
dramatic irony
reader or author knows, but character does not know
diction
author's choice of words
denouement
unraveling resolution of a story
conflict
person or force opposes protagonist; external exs: man vs. nature, man vs. man, man vs.
society...
climax
turning point; determines outcome
consonance
repetition of consonants usu. within or end
characterization
how author presents characters
audience
person reading story or literary work
antagonist
against the main character
ambiguity
unclear meaning
allusion
reference to a well-known character, place or event
alliteration
same consonant at the beginning of words