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Literary Terms

Whether you're studying for your English exam or you just need to brush up on your terminology, check out our brand-new guides for the following literary terms.
- Allusion
- Antagonist
- Foreshadowing
- Genre
- Metaphor
- Motif
- Plot
- Point of View
- Protagonist
- Setting
- Simile
- Style
- Symbolism
- Theme
- Tone

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Focused-studying
Ad-free experience
Study Guides for 1,000+ titles
Full Text content for 250+ titles
PLUS Study Tools
No Fear Translations of Shakespeare’s plays (along with audio!) and other classic works
Flashcards
Mastery Quizzes
Infographics
Graphic Novels
AP® Test Prep PLUS
AP® Practice & Lessons
My PLUS Activity
Note-taking
Bookmarking
Dashboard