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| 7758822779 | The interpretive level of a word based on its associated images rather than its literal meaning. | Connotation | 0 | |
| 7758822780 | A traditional aspect of a literary work, such as a soliloquy in a Shakespearean play or a tragic hero in a Greek tragedy. | Convention | 1 | |
| 7758822781 | Two lines of rhyming poetry; often used by Shakespeare to conclude a scene or an important passage. | Couplet | 2 | |
| 7758822782 | A foot of poetry consisting of a stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables. | Dactyl | 3 | |
| 7758822783 | The literal or dictionary meaning of a word. | Denotation | 4 | |
| 7758822784 | The conclusion or tying up of loose ends in a literary work; the resolution of the conflict and plot. | Denouement | 5 | |
| 7758822785 | A Greek invention, literally "the god from the machine" who appears at the last moment and resolves the loose ends of a play. Today, the term refers to anyone, usually of some stature, who untangles, resolves, or reveals the key to the plot of a work. | Deus ex Machina | 6 | |
| 7758822786 | The author's choice of words. | Diction | 7 | |
| 7758822787 | A type of poem that presents a conversation between a speaker and an implied listener. | Dramatic Monologue | 8 | |
| 7758822788 | A poem that laments the dead or a loss. | Elegy | 9 | |
| 7758822789 | A technique in poetry that involves the running on of a line or stanza. It enables the poem to move and to develop coherence as well as directing the reader with regard to form and meaning. | Enjambment | 10 | |
| 7758822790 | A lengthy, elevated poem that celebrates the exploits of a hero. | Epic | 11 | |
| 7758822791 | A brief witty poem. | Epigram | 12 | |
| 7758822792 | The pleasant, mellifluous presentation of sounds in a literary work. | Euphony | 13 |
