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| tone |
the author's perspective or attitude towards the subject matter. |
| mood |
the emotional quality of a story or other piece of writing as perceived by the reader. |
| perspective |
the point of view of the author or a character. |
| inference |
something that is implied, not directly stated. |
| connotative |
the associated or secondary meaning of a story, word or expression. |
| denotative |
the stated and primary meaning of a story, word or expression. |
| figurative |
involving a figure of speech, especially a metaphor; not literal. |
| genre |
the style and type of a book or story, like mystery or thriller. |
| theme |
the central or main idea of a piece of writing. |
| literal |
the primary or strict meaning of the word or words; not figurative or metaphorical. |
| implicit |
indirectly, rather than expressly, stated. |
| fable |
a short tale to teach a moral lesson, often with animals or inanimate objects as characters. |
| idiom |
an expression whose meaning is not predictable, as in "cat got your tongue" or "a dime a dozen." |
| synopsis |
a summary of the plot of a story. |
| tone |
the author's perspective or attitude towards the subject matter. |
| mood |
the emotional quality of a story or other piece of writing as perceived by the reader. |
| perspective |
the point of view of the author or a character. |
| inference |
something that is implied, not directly stated. |
| connotative |
the associated or secondary meaning of a story, word or expression. |
| denotative |
the stated and primary meaning of a story, word or expression. |
| figurative |
involving a figure of speech, especially a metaphor; not literal. |
| genre |
the style and type of a book or story, like mystery or thriller. |
| theme |
the central or main idea of a piece of writing. |
| literal |
the primary or strict meaning of the word or words; not figurative or metaphorical. |
| implicit |
indirectly, rather than expressly, stated. |
| fable |
a short tale to teach a moral lesson, often with animals or inanimate objects as characters. |
| idiom |
an expression whose meaning is not predictable, as in "cat got your tongue" or "a dime a dozen." |
| synopsis |
a summary of the plot of a story. |
