96637193 | aphorism | concise statement expressing succinctly a truth or idea, using rhyme or balance | |
96637194 | dialect | a particular variation of a language spoken by members of a class or region | |
96637195 | the dialogue | feature in a literature where conversation is occurring; also type of literature where everything is in a dialogue | |
96637196 | diction | word choices made by the author | |
96637197 | elegy | formal poem presenting a meditation on death or another solemn theme | |
96637198 | ellipsis | omission of a word or phrase which is grammatically needed but can be deduced (leaving out stuff....) | |
96637199 | epic | long poem written in elevated style presenting characters of high position and episodes important to the history of a race or nation | |
96637200 | epigram | brief, pithy, paradoxical saying (I know that I know nothing) | |
96637201 | epigraph | quotation used at beginning of text to designate title or theme | |
96637202 | epiphany | moment of sudden revelation or insight moment | |
96637203 | epitaph | inscription on a tombstone or burial place | |
96637204 | epithet | term used to paint out a characteristic of a person | |
96637205 | eulogy | formal speech praising a dead person | |
96637206 | euphemism | indirect, less offensive way to say something unpleasant | |
96637207 | expletive | interject to lend emphasis; a profanity | |
96637208 | fantasy | a story concerning an unreal world or unreal characters; maybe whimsical | |
96637209 | figurative language | language employing one or more figures of speech (simile, metaphor, imagery, alliteration, assonant, onomonopia, hyperbole...) | |
96637210 | flashback | insertion of an earlier event into normal chronological order | |
96637211 | flat character | person depicted in narrative or drama; minor characters who remain unchanged over the story | |
96637212 | foreshadowing | the hint on a narrative of later development | |
96637213 | frame device | a story within a story | |
96637214 | genre | type of literature or film | |
96637215 | homily | a sermon, or a moralistic lecture | |
96637216 | hubris | excessive pride or arrogance that results in the downfall of the protagonist of a tragedy | |
96637217 | hyperbole | intentional exaggeration to create effect |
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