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4202959739Elegya poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead.0
4202959740epicA long narrative poem, written in heightened language, which recounts the deeds of a heroic character who embodies the values of a particular society1
4202961770enjambmentA line having no pause or end punctuation but having uninterrupted grammatical meaning continuing into the next line.2
4202961771epigramA brief witty poem, often satirical.3
4202962999euphonypleasant, harmonious sound4
4202963000expositionBackground information presented in a literary work.5
4202965248epistle/ epistolarya letter concerned with letters; through correspondence6
4202965249elisionThe omission of an unstressed vowel or syllable to preserve the meter of a line of poetry.7
4202967292elementsBasic techniques of each genre of literature8
4202967293epitaphA brief statement written on a tomb or gravestone9
4202968345euphemismAn indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant10
4202986745explicitDefinite, clearly stated11

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