1. Literary Elements

2. symbolism A device where an object, person, or situation has another meaning other than its literal meaning.

3. Death Love NO!!! Peace

4. Paradox A statement that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth. What came first the chicken or the egg?

5. allegory A genre of writing which uses the writing itself as a symbol for something.

6. Avatar is a movie about preserving life. Nature is the giver of all life.

7. contradiction A statement that is different than another statement

8. connotation An idea suggested by another idea Suggests that the person taking the test is smart.

9. irony The use of words where the meaning is the opposite of their usual meaning or what is expected to happen

10. People are going to exercise, but they are taking the escalator outside of the fitness center. Mario Brothers playing Mario Kart.

11. dialect A variety of a language which has different pronunciation, grammar or vocabulary than the standard language of the culture

12. Audience The persons reached by a book, radio or television broadcast.

13. Theme A unifying or dominant idea

14. Tone Feelings of the speaker or the narrator within the story.

15. Voice Voice is the author's style, the quality that makes his or her writing unique.

16. Mood A feeling or attitude, usually expressed by the audience toward the writing.