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9620987535ambiguityexpression giving more than one meaning and leaving the true meaning unclear0
9620987536verisimilitudethe semblance of truth; the degree to which a writer creates the appearance of truth1
9620987537toneauthor's attitude toward a subject2
9620987538stock characterstereotyped character whose nature is familiar from prototypes in previous fiction3
9621083674rhetoricthe art of using language effectively and persuasively4
9621083675parodyimitation, usually for comic effect, but sometimes for ridicule, in the style of another work5
9621083676Non-sequiturLatin for "it does not follow." When one statement isn't logically connected to another6
9621083677litotesa type of understatement in which an idea is expressed by negating its opposite7
9621083678hyperboleexaggeration for effect8
9621083679genrea specific kind or category of literature9
9621083680farcea play filled with ridiculous or absurd happenings; broad or far-fetched humor; a ridiculous sham10
9621083681dictionauthor's choice of words, choice of specific words11
9621083682conflicttwo or more opposing forces struggling12
9621083683crisisthe climax or turning point of a story or play13
9621083684asidea statement delivered by an actor in such a way that other characters on stage are presumed not to have heard them14

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