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flashback
the technique of stopping the chronological action in a story and shifting to an earlier period to introduce additional information
foreshadowing
the technique of giving clues to coming events in a narrative
1st person point of view
the narrator is one of the characters; the reader is told only what this character knows and observes
3rd person limited point of view
the narrator describes the feelings a perceptions of only one character
3rd person omniscient point of view
the all-knowing narrator describes many characters' thoughts, feelings, and actions
tone
a reflection of an author's attitude toward a subject or theme
dramatic irony
the audience or reader knows something that the characters do not know
situational irony
the opposite of what is expected happens
verbal irony
what is said is opposite of what is meant
symbol
A person, place, thing, or event that has meaning in itself, but also stands for something more than itself
