The character who works against the hero

Hints about what will happen later

A speech in which a character alone on stage says their thoughts aloud

When the opposite of what's expected happens

An image or idea that keeps coming back in a text

A story with a hidden moral or political meaning

Literary terms for analysing texts

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Keyword	Match
Protagonist	The main character of a story
Antagonist	The character who works against the hero
Foreshadowing	Hints about what will happen later
Soliloquy	A speech in which a character alone on stage says their thoughts aloud
Irony	When the opposite of what's expected happens
Motif	An image or idea that keeps coming back in a text
Narrator	The voice that tells the story
Allegory	A story with a hidden moral or political meaning

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