2489578259 | Ballad | A ballad is a relatively short narrative poem, written to be sung, with dramatic action (a plot). | 0 | |
2489578260 | Bathos | insincere or overly sentimental quality of writing/speech intended to evoke pity | 1 | |
2489580367 | Bildungsroman | A German word referring to a novel structured as a series of events that take place as the hero travels in quest of a goal | 2 | |
2489580368 | Blank verse | Poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter | 3 | |
2489580386 | Catharsis | An emotional discharge that brings about a moral or spiritual renewal or welcome relief from tension and anxiety | 4 | |
2489583068 | Chiasmus | A verbal pattern in which the second half of an expression is balanced against the first but with the parts reversed. | 5 | |
2489583069 | Conceit | A fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor or surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects. | 6 | |
2489584485 | Connotation | All the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests | 7 | |
2489584486 | Consonance | Repetition of consonant sounds | 8 | |
2489587287 | Denotation | Literal meaning of a word | 9 |
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