Dystopias

4. a struggle between opposing forces that drives a narrative's plot, creates tension, and reveals character motivations
6. an imagined state or society with extreme oppression, suffering, or injustice
9. a rhetorical device that uses extreme, intentional exaggeration
12. a literary device where objects, characters, colors, or actions possess a literal meaning while representing deeper, abstract ideas, themes, or emotions
13. to draw a logical conclusion about a character, setting, or plot point that is not explicitly stated
14. the gap between those with meaningful access to modern information technology and those without

1. a brief, indirect reference to a person, place, event, or literary work
2. a fictional figure who contrasts with another, usually the protagonist
3. fiction that departs from reality, exploring the imaginative, futuristic, or supernatural
5. a simple fictional figure with defined by a single, unchanging trait
7. a literary device featuring a contrast between expectations and reality, or between surface meaning and intended meaning
8. the underlying, central message, or universal idea explored throughout a text
10. a statement, proposition, or situation that seems self-contradictory, absurd, or impossible
11. a complex fictional figure with a detailed personality
12. the where and when in which a story takes place