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literary terms
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random
100
not permanent
transitory
100
the perspective from which information is given
point of view
100
cause pain or suffering to
afflict
100
the historical period or events occurring when a text is written
the occassion
200
extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain
distress
200
the repetition of an initial consonant sound
alliteration
200
of or relating to the Christian Church or its clergy
ecclesiastical
200
literary period associated with nature and the imagination
romanticism
300
lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern
apathy
300
descriptive language that appeals to the five senses
imagery
300
the territory of a sovereign or government
dominion
300
conversational language is also called...
informal language
400
a person's manner of walking
gait
400
metaphor--a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable
metaphor
400
modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence
diffident
400
author's word choice
diction
500
released from restraint or inhibition
unfettered
500
the feeling evoked from the reader in a text
mood
500
comprehensive in terms of information
Encyclopedic
500
Attitude of the speaker throughout a text
tone