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5774013378anaphorarepetition in first part of a sentence , to have an artistic meaning0
5774013380apostrophefigure of speech used to adresss an imaginary character1
5774013383assonancerepetition of vowel sounds2
5774013384blank versepoetry written in meter without an ending rhyme3
5774013385cacophonyblend of unharmonious sounds4
5774013386caesurapause in the middle of a line5
5774013398couplettwo rhyming lines in a verse6
5774013410euphonysmooth choice and arrangement of sounds7
5774013423ironyA contrast between expectation and reality8
5774013432metonymyA figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it9
5774013434narratorPerson telling the story10
5774013443point of viewThe perspective from which a story is told11
5774013444omniscient point of viewThe point of view where the narrator knows everything about the characters and their problems - told in the 3rd person.12
5774013445third person limited point of viewnarrator tells the story from only one character's pov13
5774013446first person point of viewa character in the story is actually telling the story himself/herself14
5774013447objective point of viewa narrator who is totally impersonal and objective tells the story, with no comment on any characters or events.15
5774013459soliloquyA long speech expressing the thoughts of a character alone on stage16
5774013460sonnet14 line poem17
5774013461stanzaA group of lines in a poem18
5774013462stream of consciousnessprivate thoughts of a character without commentary19
5774013465synecdochea figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa20
5774013470toneAttitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character21
5774013471tragedyA serious form of drama dealing with the downfall of a heroic or noble character22

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