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Simile: literary technique to describe things in comparison using like or as
soliloquy: a speech given by one character to oneself
spiritual: a higher or “other” feeling giving that goes beyond  ones senses
speaker: who is telling the text, who is auditing the story
stereotype: a label or category given to a person based on common trends that may or may not be relevant to race and preference.
stream of consciousness: Performative utterance. A way of writing without a filter about what is going on in one’s mind.
structure: how the story is set up.
style: the technique to how an author writes
subordination: to place in a lower rank
surrealism: create potential of the unconscious mind
suspension of disbelief: human interest and truth blended into truth
symbol: something that refers to a bigger meaning
synesthesia: a senses impression
synecdoche: part is made to represent a whole
syntax: how a sentence is written to create a deeper meaning
theme: what is a common occurring subject that comes up
thesis: a sentence or two that describes the summarizes the selection
tone: the voice in which an author is writing in.
tongue in cheek: not meaning what is written
tragedy: dramatic type of event that shocks both audience and characters in story
understatement: stating something that doesn’t add up to the full potential of a subject
vernacular: the spoken language
voice: who is speaking and what are they trying to say
zeitgeist: spirit or mood of a period through beliefs and ideas