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| 6080216319 | connotation | The suggested or implied meaning of a word or phrase. Contrast with denotation. | 0 | |
| 6080216320 | consonance | The repetition of two or more consonant sounds in a group of words or a line of poetry. | 1 | |
| 6080216321 | couplet | A pair of rhyming lines in a poem. Two rhyming lines in iambic pentameter is sometimes called a heroic ________. | 2 | |
| 6080216322 | denotation | The dictionary definition of a word. Contrast with connotation. | 3 | |
| 6080216323 | dénouement | The resolution that occurs at the end of a play or work of fiction. | 4 | |
| 6080216324 | deus ex machina | In literature, the use of an artificial device or gimmick to solve a problem. | 5 | |
| 6080216325 | diction | The choice of words in oral and written discourse. | 6 | |
| 6080216326 | Dionysian | As distinguished from Apollonian, the word refers to sensual, pleasure-seeking impulses. | 7 | |
| 6080216327 | dramatic irony | A circumstance in which the audience or reader knows more about a situation than a character. | 8 | |
| 6080216328 | elegy | A poem or prose selection that laments or meditates on the passing or death of something or someone of value. | 9 | |
| 6080216329 | ellipsis | Three periods (...) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation. | 10 | |
| 6080216330 | elliptical construction | A sentence containing a deliberate omission of words. | 11 | |
| 6080216331 | empathy | A feeling of association or identification with an object or person. | 12 | |
| 6080216332 | end-stopped | A term that describes a line of poetry that ends with a natural pause often indicated by a mark of punctuation. | 13 | |
| 6080216333 | enjambment | In poetry, the use of the successive lines with no punctuation or pause between them. | 14 | |
| 6080216334 | epic | An extended narrative poem that tells of the adventures and exploits of a hero that in generally larger than life and is often considered a legendary figure. | 15 | |
| 6080216335 | epigram | A concise but ingenious, witty, and thoughtful statement. | 16 | |
| 6080216336 | euphony | Pleasing, harmonious sounds. | 17 |
