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| 4758314919 | Cacophony | A combination of harsh, unpleasant sounds which create an effect of discordance. Its opposite is euphony. | 0 | |
| 4758314920 | Caesura | A pause for effect in the middle of a line of poetry; (period, dash, semicolon, etc.) it may or may not affect the meter. | 1 | |
| 4758314921 | Canon | Works generally considered by scholars, critics, and teachers to be the most important to study or read, which collectively constitute the "masterpieces" or "classics" of literature. | 2 | |
| 4758314922 | Catharsis | Aristotle's word for the pity and fear an audience experiences upon viewing the downfall of a hero | 3 | |
| 4758314923 | Characterization | The method a writer uses to reveal the personality of a character in a literary work. Personality may be revealed (1) by what the character says about himself or herself;(2)by what others reveal about the character; and(3)by the character's own actions. | 4 | |
| 4758314924 | Chiasmus | Repetition in successive clauses which are usually parallel in syntax, as in Pope's "A fop their passion, but their prize a sot," | 5 | |
| 4758314925 | Climax | The turning point, or crisis, in a play or other piece of literature | 6 | |
| 4758314926 | Colloquial | Informal, not always grammatically correct expressions that find acceptance in certain geographical areas and within certain groups of people. Example: Ya'll | 7 | |
| 4758314927 | Comedy | A work which strives to provoke smiles and laughter | 8 | |
| 4758314928 | Comic Relief | Something of humor interrupts an otherwise serious, often tragic, literary work; a humorous scene or incident that alleviates tension in an otherwise serious work. In many instances these moments enhance the thematic significance of the story in addition to providing laughter. | 9 |
