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Introducing the latest help with SparkNotes PLUS With PLUS, you get instant access to features like Flashcards, AP® English Test Prep, Mastery Quizzes, and modern-day Shakespeare translations, now with audio!

National Short Story Month

For National Short Story Month, we're shining the spotlight on these classic pieces of short fiction!
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