a reference to a well-known person, event, place, literary work, or work of art

reason that explains a character’s thoughts, feelings, actions, or speech

the feeling that the author is writing with

the reason the text is written; to inform, entertain, persuade, etc.

the features that help the reader understand the text

a story written to be performed or acted out by actors; written only in dialogue

notes included in a drama, but not spoken; they are used to give directions on how things should be on stage

writing that is not meant to be taken literally

a comparison of two unlike things using the words “is” or “was”

a comparison of two unlike things using the words “like” or “as”

words that imitate sounds

a figure of speech that combines two opposing or contradictory ideas

figure of speech that gives nonhuman things human characteristics

a word is its dictionary meaning, and has no other associations to any other meaning

all the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests

language that appeals to the reader’s senses

an expression that has a meaning particular to a language, region, or cultural

when something is said but means the opposite; mostly known as sarcasm

the audience is aware of something that happening and the other characters do not know it

a contradiction between what happens and what is expected

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