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