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9883051363allegorya work that functions on a symbolic level0
9883092895alliterationthe repetition of initial consonant sounds1
9883111336climaxthe turning point of action or character in a literary work, highest moment2
9883126222connotationthe interpretive level of a word based on its associated images rather than its literal meaning3
9883137881deus ex machinaGreek invention, the god from the machine who appears at the end of the play to resolve loose ends.4
9883153829epigrama brief witty poem5
9883159366epiphanywhen a person receives a spiritual idea into their life6
9883186252paradoxa contradiction or problem7
9883193732hyperboleextreme exaggeration8
9883199345ironyan unexpected twist or contrast between what happens and what was intended or expected to happen9
9883212916oxymoronan image of contradictory elements which nevertheless reflects an underlying truth10
9883225792acquiescenceagreeing with something without question11
9883232721soliloquya speech in a play which is used to reveal the character's inner thoughts to the audience12
9883273609sonneta 14-line poem with a prescribed rhyme scheme in iambic pentameter13
9883302733satirea mode of writing based on ridicule, which criticizes the foibles and follies of society without necessarily offering a solution14
9883346383understatementthe opposite of an exaggeration15
9883399332candidtruthful, straightforward, honest16
9883419402farcicalludicrous, absurd, mocking17
9883437174obsequiousoverly obedient and/or submissive18
9883483840pretentiousaffected, artificial, rhetorical19
9883495250vindictivevengeful, spiteful, bitter20
9883501597whimsicalquaint, playful, mischievous21
9883508832world-wearybored, cynical, tired22
9883513325wretchedmiserable, despairing23
9883515516wittyclever, quick witted24
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