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| 12893801990 | Allusion | A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art |  | 0 |
| 12893801991 | Apostrophe | A figure of speech wherein the speaker speaks directly to something nonhuman | 1 | |
| 12893801992 | Aside | a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage |  | 2 |
| 12893801993 | Consonance | the repetition of consonants (or consonant patterns) especially at the ends of words |  | 3 |
| 12893801994 | Enjambment | the continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza. |  | 4 |
| 12893801995 | Euphony | a succession of harmonious sounds used in poetry or prose; the opposite of cacophony |  | 5 |
| 12893801996 | Internal Rhyme | Rhyme that occurs within a single line of poetry |  | 6 |
| 12893801997 | Juxtaposition | Placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts |  | 7 |
| 12893801998 | Meter | A regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry |  | 8 |
| 12893801999 | Monologue | a long speech by one actor in a play or movie, or as part of a theatrical or broadcast program. |  | 9 |
| 12893802000 | Parallelism | Similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses |  | 10 |
| 12893802001 | Puns | Imagery - Play on words, double meaning. |  | 11 |
| 12893802002 | Soliloquy | A long speech expressing the thoughts of a character alone on stage |  | 12 |
| 12893802003 | Sonnet | a verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme |  | 13 |
| 12893802004 | Tragic Hero | A protagonist with a fatal flaw which eventually leads to his demise |  | 14 |
| 12893802005 | Verbal Irony | The contrast between what is said and what is actually meant. |  | 15 |
| 12893802006 | Verse | Metrical language; the opposite of prose |  | 16 |
| 12893802007 | Prose | written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure. Any material that is not written in a regular meter like poetry |  | 17 |
| 12893802008 | Archetype | an original model on which something is patterned |  | 18 |
| 12893802009 | Realism | 19th century artistic movement whose aim was to represent the world as it is |  | 19 |
| 12893802010 | Hero's Journey | Archetype that shows a heroes growth into greatness a set of steps taken by the protagonist leads him to the fullfillment of a quest |  | 20 |
| 12893802011 | Monomyth | the hero's journey archetype that appears in all cultures |  | 21 |
| 12893802012 | Reversal | the point in a story when the protagonist's fortunes turn in an unexpected direction |  | 22 |
| 12893802013 | Theme | Central idea of a work of literature |  | 23 |
| 12893802014 | Motif | a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work |  | 24 |
| 12893817798 | Catharsis | purgation; healing; emotional release |  | 25 |
| 12893820300 | Hubris | arrogance; excessive pride |  | 26 |
| 12893824718 | Hamartia | tragic flaw; error or frailty |  | 27 |
| 12893828939 | Hypocrites | actor |  | 28 |
| 12893831862 | Satyr Play | comic or burlesque play |  | 29 |
| 13340609950 | Symbolism | the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities |  | 30 |
| 13340620264 | Foreshadowing | A narrative device that hints at coming events; often builds suspense or anxiety in the reader. |  | 31 |
| 13340709876 | Imagery | Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste) |  | 32 |
| 13340716119 | Simile | A comparison of two unlike things using like or as |  | 33 |
| 13340721290 | Metaphor | A comparison without using like or as; usually uses forms of the verb "is" |  | 34 |
| 13340731138 | Personification | the giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea |  | 35 |
| 13340747191 | Foil | A character who acts as a contrast to another character |  | 36 |
| 13340772610 | Utopia | an imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect; an ideal society |  | 37 |
| 13340781931 | Dystopia | imaginary place where living conditions are dreadful |  | 38 |
| 13340836044 | altruism | a concern for others; generosity |  | 39 |
