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| 4758428883 | Protagonist | the main character in a story; more than one character may be important enough to be called "main," or NO character seems to qualify. In those cases, figuring out whether there is a main character and who it is may be an interesting and even difficult interpretive job | 0 | |
| 4758428884 | Pun | a play on words wherein a word is used to convey two meanings at the same time. The line below, spoken by Mercutio in Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet," is an example of a pun. Mercutio has just been stabbed, knows he is dying and says: "Ask for me tomorrow and you shall find me a grave man. " | 1 | |
| 4758428885 | Quatrain | a four-line stanza | 2 | |
| 4758428886 | Quintet | a five-line stanza | 3 | |
| 4758428887 | Realism | fidelity to actuality in literature | 4 | |
| 4758428888 | Refrain | a phrase or line, usually pertinent to the central topic, which is repeated at regular intervals throughout a poem, usually at the end of a stanza. | 5 | |
| 4758428889 | Resolution | the part of a story or drama which occurs after the climax and which establishes a new norm, a new state of affairs - the way things are going to be from then on | 6 | |
| 4758428890 | Rhetoric | The art of speaking or writing effectively; skill in the eloquent use of language. | 7 | |
| 4758428891 | Rhetorical Question | a question solely for effect, with no answer expected. By the implication that the answer is obvious, it is a means of achieving an emphasis stronger than a direct statement. | 8 | |
| 4758428892 | Rhyme Scheme | a pattern of rhyming words in a stanza | 9 |
