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| The resolution that occurs at the end of a play or work of fiction. | ||
| In literature, the use of an artificial device or gimmick to solve a problem. | ||
| The choice of words in oral or written discourse. | ||
| Refers to sensual, pleasure-seeking impulses. | ||
| A circumstance in which the audience or reader knows more about a situation than a character. | ||
| A poem or prose selection that laments or meditates on the death of something or someone of value. | ||
| Three periods indicating omission of words in a thought or quotation. | ||
| A sentence containing a deliberate omission of words. | ||
| A feeling of association or identification with an object or person. | ||
| A term that describes a line of poetry that ends with a natural pause marked by punctuation. | ||
| In poetry, the use of successive lines with no punctuation or pause between them. | ||
| An extended narrative poem that tells of adventures and exploits of a hero that is generally larger than life and is often considered a legendary figure. | ||
| A concise but ingenious, witty, or thoughtful statement. | ||
| Pleasing, harmonious sounds. | ||
| An adjective or phrase that exposes a striking quality of a person or thing. | ||
| A term for the title character of a work of literature. | ||
| A mild or less negative usage for a harsh or blunt term. | ||
| A detailed analysis or interpretation of a work of literature. | ||
| A piece of writing that reveals weaknesses, faults, frailties or other shortcomings. | ||
| The background and events that lead to the presentation of the main idea or purpose of a work of literature. | ||
| The interpretation or analysis of a text. | ||
| A series of comparisons between two unlike objects. |
