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| 8466748630 | Allegory | A narrative or descritpion having a second or symbolic meaning beneath the surface one | 0 | |
| 8466751993 | Anecdote | A short account of an interesting or humorous event | 1 | |
| 8466755131 | Artistic Unity | That condition of a successful literary work whereby all its elements work together for the achievement of its central purpose | 2 | |
| 8466761203 | Cacophony | A harsh, discordant, unpleasant-sounding choice and arrangement of sounds | 3 | |
| 8466764905 | Euphony | A smooth, pleasant-sounding choice and arrangement of sounds | 4 | |
| 8466769229 | Moral | A rule of conduct or maxim for living expressed or implied as the "point" of a literary work | 5 | |
| 8466777616 | Direct presentation of character | A method of characterization in which the author, by exposition or analysis, tells us directly what a character is like, or has someone else in the story do so. | 6 | |
| 8466785568 | Dynamic character | A character who during the course of the story undergoes a permanent change in some aspect of character of outlook | 7 | |
| 8466792231 | Flat character | A character whose characters is summed up in one or two traits | 8 | |
| 8466795193 | Foil | A character who contrasts with another character (usually the protagonist) in order to highlight various features of that other character's personality, throwing these characteristics into sharper focus | 9 | |
| 8466804139 | Hubris | Overbearing and excessive pride | 10 | |
| 8466809273 | Indirect presentation of character | That method of characterization in which the author shows us a character in action, compelling us to infer what the character is like from what is said or done by the character | 11 | |
| 8466816976 | Round character | A character whose character is complex and many sided | 12 | |
| 8466819833 | Static character | A character who is the same sort of person at the end of a story as at the beginning | 13 | |
| 8466824218 | Stock character | A stereotyped character | 14 | |
| 8466826402 | Tragic flaw | A flaw in the character of the protagonist of a tragedy that brings the protagonist to ruin or sorrow | 15 | |
| 8466833208 | Colloquial | Informal, conversational language | 16 | |
| 8466836970 | Invective | Denunciatory or abusive language | 17 | |
| 8466840736 | Proverb | A short, pithy saying that expresses a basic truth or practical precept | 18 | |
| 8466848135 | Soliloquy | A device often used in drama where by a character relates his or her thoughts and feelings to him/herself and to the audience without addressing any of the other characters | 19 | |
| 8466859616 | Denouement | The conclusion of the story. Conflicts are resolved, creating normality for the characters and a sense of catharsis for them and the reader. Sometimes a hint as to the characters' future is given | 20 | |
| 8466872500 | Dramatic irony | An incongruity of discrepancy between what a character says or thinks and what the readers knows to be true (or between what a character perceives and what the author intends the reader to perceive) | 21 | |
| 8466882423 | Irony of situation | A situation in which there is an incongruity between appearance and reality, or between expectation and fulfillment, or between the actual situation and what would seem appropriate | 22 | |
| 8466889431 | Verbal irony | A figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant | 23 | |
| 8466893476 | Epistolary novel | A novel written as a series of documents | 24 | |
| 8466895661 | In media res | Denotes the literary and artistic narrative technique wherein the relation of a story begins either at the mid-point or at the conclusion, rather than at the beginning, establishing setting, character, and conflict via flashback and expository conversations | 25 | |
| 8466906836 | Linear structure | a plot that follows a straight-moving, cause and effect, chronological ordeer | 26 | |
| 8466911229 | Objective point of view | The author tells the story, using third person, but is limited to reporting what the characters say or do; the author does not interpret their behavior or tell us their private thoughts or feelings | 27 | |
| 8466922501 | Nonlinear structure | When the plot is presented in a non-casual order, with the events presented in a random series jumping to and from the main plot with flashbacks or flashforwards; or in any other manner that is not either chronological or not cause and effects (ex: in media res) | 28 | |
| 8466933035 | Stream of consciousness | Narrative which presents the private thoughts of a character without commentary or interpretation by the author | 29 | |
| 8466937368 | Unreliable narrator | A narrator whose credibility has been seriously compromised. Theses are usually first-person narrators | 30 | |
| 8466943584 | Anticlimax | A sudden descent form the impressive or significant to the ludicrous or inconsequential | 31 | |
| 8466948400 | Catastrophe | The concluding action of a classical tragedy containing the resolution of the plot | 32 | |
| 8466954046 | Deus ex machina | The resolution of a plot by use of a highly improbably chance or coincidence so named from the machine -- to rescue the protagonist from an impossible situation) | 33 | |
| 8466968567 | Indeterminate ending | An ending in which the central problem or conflict is left unresolved | 34 | |
| 8466972220 | Inversion | A reversal in order, nature, or effect | 35 | |
| 8466977383 | Plot manipulation | A situation in which the author gives the plot a twist or turn unjustified by preceding action or by the characters involved | 36 | |
| 8466985544 | Plot device | An object, character, or event whose only reason for existing is to advance the story. Often breaks suspension of disbelief | 37 | |
| 8466990124 | Red herring | A literary tactic of diverting attention away from an item or person of significance | 38 | |
| 8466993810 | Suspension of disbelief | An unspoken agreement between writer and reader | 39 | |
| 8466997697 | Comedy of manners | Comedy that ridicules the manners (way of life, social customs, etc.) of a certain segment of society | 40 | |
| 8467003215 | Satire | A kind of literary work that ridicules human folly or vice with the purpose of bringing about reform or of keeping others from falling into similar folly or vice | 41 | |
| 8467011993 | Scornful Comedy | A type of comedy whose main purpose is to expose and ridicule human folly, vanity, or hypocrisy | 42 | |
| 8467017485 | Farce | A type of comedy that relies on exaggeration, horseplay, and unrealistic or improbably situations to provoke laughter | 43 | |
| 8467022990 | Escapist literature | Literature written purely for entertainment, with little or no attempt to provide insights into the true nature of human life or behavior | 44 | |
| 8467031124 | Interpretive literature | Literature that provides valid insights into the nature of human life or behavior | 45 | |
| 8467034384 | Novella | A written, fictional, prose narrative longer than a novelette but shorter than a novel | 46 | |
| 8467037436 | Parable | A simple story illustrating a moral or religious lesson | 47 |
