A closed plane curve consisting of all points at a given distance from a point within it called the center
A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance
A character who grows, learns, or changes as a result of the story's action
A character that does not change from the beginning of the story to the end
A change in position, direction, or tendency
A conversation between two or more characters
A brief narrative that focuses on a particular incident or event
A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase
A figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa
A comparison without using like or as
A character's struggle with his or her own opposing desires, beliefs, or needs
A character in conflict with the main character is
A figure of speech that directly compares two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as' is a
A distinctive feature or dominant idea in an artistic or literary composition
A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction
A figure of speech in which an absent person, an abstract concept, or an inanimate object is addressed directly
A figure of speech using 'like' or 'as' to compare two unlike things is a
A comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification
A form of language in which writers and speakers mean exactly what their words denote
A comprehensive and fundamental law, doctrine, or assumption is a
A character's incentive or reason for behaving in a certain manner; that which impels a character to act
A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning is
A detailed examination and interpretation of a piece of literature
A character inside the story who tells the story
A character's struggle against an outside force