Something important to a group of people, living in a specific place and in a specific time period.
When a author gives human traits to a non-human thing in a text
Information which is directly stated in a text; and which leaves no room for multiple interpretations
A comparison between two things which DOES NOT use the word "like" or the word "as"
The name for the technique of providing the entire basic plot of a story to readers at the very beginning, so that the reader can focus more on details when they make their way through the story
A reference in literature to another famous work (can be another work of literature, a piece of music, a work or art, and important historical event or figure, etc.)
the author's word choice
A type of character found across cultures and in many different time periods, like "The Hero"
A question which does not require a direct answer, but is meant to make you think
To guess, based on information given in the text.
When an author hints at future events in a text.
Language which engages the senses and creates a picture in the mind of the reader
Indirectly stated, or hinted at
What we call a character who develops and changes (for better or worse) over the course of a story.
A comparison between two things which uses the word "like" or the word "as"
A repeated idea, usually a lesson or a moral, which can be tracked throughout a story
The author's attitude toward a subject OR A character's attitude toward a subject
Tone
Cultural Value
Diction
Archetype
Rhetorical Question
Allusion
Personification
Infer
Foreshadowing
Explicit
Simile
Imagery
Metaphor
Complex Character
Statement of Theme
Theme
Implicit/ Implied
