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Literature Vocab.
Williams vocab words
Term | Definition |
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plot | a sequence of a literary work |
theme | a central message or insight into life revealed by a literary work |
point of view | the perspective or vintage point from which a story is told |
propaganda | information especially of biased and misleading nature |
tone | a literary work is the writer's attitude toward his or her subject, characters and audience |
mood | or atmosphere, is the facing created in the reader by a literary work or passage |
symbol | anything that stands for or represents something else |
pathos | quality that evokes pity or sadness |
epiphany | a sudden revaluation or flash of insight |
archetype | patterns in literature found around the world |
dialect | the form of language spoken by people in a particular region or group |