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the author's choice of words to convey tone or style
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allegory
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the arrangement of words in sentences
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allusion
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an interruption of the present story to describe previous events
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diction
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an exaggeration for emphasis or effect (I'm starving!)
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flashback
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an opening section that introduces the story
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hyperbole
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an indirect reference to something the reader may know
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irony
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a story using characters or events to symbolize abstract concepts
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prologue
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a serious or witty contrast between expectation and reality
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syntax
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