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Hyle D. (United States of America)
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  1. characterization
    the act of describing essential features
  2. climax
    the highest point of anything
  3. conflict
    an open clash between two opposing groups
  4. diction
    the manner in which something is expressed in words
  5. ethos
    the distinctive spirit of a culture or an era
  6. foreshadowing
    the act of providing vague advance indications
  7. imagery
    the ability to form mental pictures of things or events
  8. Logos
    the divine word of God; the second person in the Trinity
  9. metaphor
    a figure of speech that suggests a non-literal similarity
  10. motive
    the reason that arouses action toward a desired goal
  11. pathos
    a quality that arouses emotions, especially pity or sorrow
  12. plot
    a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
  13. point of view
    a mental position from which things are perceived
  14. satire
    witty language used to convey insults or scorn
  15. setting
    the physical position of something
  16. simile
    a figure of speech expressing a resemblance between things
  17. style
    how something is done or how it happens
  18. symbolism
    the practice of investing things with arbitrary meaning
  19. theme
    the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
  20. tone
    the distinctive property of a complex sound
  21. dynamic
    characterized by action or forcefulness of personality
  22. flat
    having a surface without a slope; level
  23. static
    not in physical motion
  24. round
    having a circular shape
Created on Tue Jul 20 09:43:35 EDT 2010 (updated Thu Jul 22 07:42:20 EDT 2010)

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