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11417931390AllusionA reference to another work or famous figure0
11417931391Anachronsim"Misplaced in time." An aspect of a story that doesn't belong in its supposed time setting1
11417931392AnalogyA comparison, usually involving two or more symbolic parts, employed to clarity an action or a relationship2
11417931393AsideA speech (usually just a short comment) made by an actor to the audience, as though momentarily steeping outside of the action on stage3
11417931394Black humorThe use of disturbing themes in comedy4
11417931395BurlesqueBroad parody, one that takes a style or from and exaggerates it into ridiculousness5
11417931396ColloquialismA word or phrase used everyday conversational English that isn't a part of accepted "school-book" English6
11417931397CoupletA pair of lines that end in rhymes7
11417931398DenotationA word's literal meaning8
11417931399DictionThe words an author chooses to use9
11417931400Feminine rhymeLines rhymed by their final two syllables. Properly, the penultimate syllables are stressed and the final syllables are unstressed10
11417931401Free versePoetry written without a regular rhyme scheme or metrical pattern11
11417931402HubrisThe excessive pride or ambition that leads to the main character's downfall12
11417931403InversionSwitching the customary order of elements in a sentence or phrase13
11417931404MetonymA word that is used to stand for something else that it has attributes of or is associated with14
11417931405PastoralA poem set in tranquil nature or even more specifically, one about shepherds15
11417931406ProtagonistThe main character of a novel or play16
11417931407PunThe usually humorous use of a word in such a way to suggest two or more meanings17
11417931408SatireAttempts to improve things by pointing out people's mistakes in the hope that once exposed, such behavior will become less common18
11417931409ThesisThe main position of an argument. The central contention that will be supported.19

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