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Literary techniques
Implied reader
Literature; Literary techniques
The implied reader is the reader we infer to be an intended recipient of the narrative.
Intentional reading
Literature; Literary techniques
1. The practise of planning one's reading carefully by choosing the number of, type of, or particular books one most wants to read within a given period of time, (e.g., for school, pleasure, or ...
Indirect style
Literature; Literary techniques
Speech or thinking of a character rendered in the narrator's own words: "It was a hot day. Elspeth asked herself why she should be lugging stones on a day such as that."
Summary
Literature; Literary techniques
A shortened version, containing only the most important points as a simple statement that ties together the main facts or ideas.
Apostrophe
Literature; Literary techniques
A sudden turn from the general audience to address a specific group or person or personified abstraction absent or present.
Assonance
Literature; Literary techniques
Repetition of the same sound in words close to each other.
Tautology
Literature; Literary techniques
Repetition of an idea in a different word, phrase, or sentence.
