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7249567890Absencethe idea that authors are not present in texts and that meaning arises in the absence of any authority guaranteeing the correctness of any one interpretation0
7249578706Aestheticthe study of beauty in nature and the arts1
7249583887Affective stylisticsrefers to the impact that the structure of a given text has on the minds of individual readers as the read2
7249587384Ambiguitylack of clarity or uncertainty in meaning3
7249591521Anachronismsomething outside of its proper historical time period4
7249594846Anachronya technique of presenting material out of chronological order5
7249598160Analepsisthe insertion of scenes that have occurred in the past6
7249600392Prolepsisthe insertion of scenes that take place in the future7
7249607469Ellipsisthe omission of material that creates a chronological gap8
7249609394Anagnorisisrefers to the moment of drama when the protagonist "discovers" something that either leads to or explains a reversal of fortune9
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