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| 4129018170 | Ambiguity | quality of being intentionally unclear. Can be interpreted in more than one way. | 0 | |
| 4129018799 | Anecdote | a short and often personal story used to emphasize a point to develop a character or a theme or to inject humor | 1 | |
| 4129019847 | aphorism | a terse statement that expresses a general truth or moral principle. Considered as a folk proverb | 2 | |
| 4129020571 | Cacophony | harsh, discordant sounds, unpleasant to the ear. Used by poets for effect | 3 | |
| 4129021489 | conventional character | a character with traits that are expected or traditional. | 4 | |
| 4129021815 | deus ex macina | When god intervenes at a story's end to resolve a seemingly impossible conflict. Refers to an unlikely or improbable coincidence; a cop-out ending | 5 | |
| 4129023403 | distortion | an exaggeration or stretching of the truth to achieve a desired effect | 6 | |
| 4129024075 | epigraph | a brief quotation found at the beginning of a literary work, reflective of theme | 7 | |
| 4129024446 | epiphany | a sudden flash of insight. A startling discovery and/or appearance; a dramatic realization | 8 | |
| 4129025521 | epistolary novel | a novel in letter form written by one or more of the characters. use this technique to present varying first person points of view and does not need a narrator | 9 | |
| 4129027102 | euphemism | substitution of an inoffensive word or phrase for another that would be harsh, offensive, or embarrassing. Makes something sound better tan it is but is usually more wordy than the original | 10 | |
| 4129027751 | farce | a kind of comedy that depends on exaggerated or improbable situations, physical disasters, and sexual innuendo to amuse the audience | 11 | |
| 4129034705 | first person | a character in the story tells the story, using the pronoun I. | 12 | |
| 4129038184 | flat character | a simple, one-dimensional character who remains the same, and about whom little or nothing is revealed throughout the course of the work. | 13 | |
| 4129042690 | foil | a character whose contrasting personal characters draw attention to enhance, or contrast with those of the main character. By displaying opposite traits, emphasizes certain aspects of another character. | 14 | |
| 4129043987 | hubris | insolence, arrogance or pride | 15 | |
| 4129044494 | hyperbole | an extreme exaggeration for literary effect that is not meant to be interpreted literally | 16 | |
| 4129045537 | interior monologue | a literary technique used in poetry and prose that reveals a character's unspoken thoughts and feelings. May be presented directly by the character, or through a narrator. | 17 | |
| 4129046848 | onomatopoeia | words that imitate sounds | 18 | |
| 4129046849 | parable | a short story illustrating a moral or religious lesson | 19 | |
| 4129047480 | pathos | quality of literary work or passage which appeals to the reader's or viewer's emotions, especially pity, compassion and sympathy | 20 | |
| 4129048321 | stream of consciousness | a form of writing which replicates the way the human mind works. Ideas are presented in random order; thoughts are often unfinished | 21 | |
| 4129049080 | tragic flaw | traditionally, a defect in a hero or heroine that leads to his or her downfall | 22 | |
| 4129049600 | transition/segue | to get from one portion of a poem or story to another. It is a way of smoothly connecting different parts of a work. | 23 | |
| 4136598170 | foreshadowing | hints at what is to come | 24 |
