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the emotional atmosphere that a reader experiences
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flashback
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a commonly recurring literary device, theme, motif, or cliché
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imagery
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descriptive language that appeals to the senses
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irony
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an interruption of the present story to describe previous events
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mood
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a serious or witty contrast between expectation and reality
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oxymoron
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a phrase combining contradictory words (cruel kindness)
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prose
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a long story that recounts heroic deeds
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saga
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ordinary language without metrical rhythm (unlike poetry)
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trope
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