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
A question which does not require a direct answer, but is meant to make you think
Something important to a group of people, living in a specific place and in a specific time period.
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"
What we call a character who develops and changes (for better or worse) over the course of a story.
When an author hints at future events in a text.
When a author gives human traits to a non-human thing in a text
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
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
Indirectly stated, or hinted at
A type of character found across cultures and in many different time periods, like "The Hero"
the author's word choice
To guess, based on information given in the text.
Theme
Diction
Foreshadowing
Complex Character
Allusion
Rhetorical Question
Tone
Implicit/ Implied
Imagery
Explicit
Archetype
Personification
Statement of Theme
Cultural Value
Simile
Metaphor
Infer
