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7277111835CaesuraA pause/ break in poetry0
7277111836carpe diemLatin for "seize the day"1
7277111837CatharsisPurification of emotions(pity/fear)2
7277111838CharacterAn imaginary person3
7277111839CharacterizationThe method an author uses to acquaint the reader with his or her characters4
7277111840ChiasmusA scheme in which the author introduces words or concepts in a certain order then later repeats those terms or similar ones in reversed order5
7277111841Clichean expression or phrase that is over-used as to become trite and meaningless6
7277111842ClimaxAs a term of dramatic structure the decisive or turning point in a story or play when the action changes course and as a result behins to resolve itself7
7277111843ConceitElaborate figure of speech combining possible metaphor8
7277111844ConflictThe struggle between opposing forces9
7277111845ConnontationThe emotional associations surrounding a word, as opposed to the literal meaning10
7277111846Coupleta pair of rhyming lines11
7277111847Denotationthe strict, literal meaning of a word12
7277111848DenouementThe resolution of the plot of a literary work.13
7277111849Dialoguethe conversation between characters14

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