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| 82065384 | allegory | the representation of abstract ideas or principals by characters, figures, or events in narrative, dramatic or pictorial form. | |
| 82065385 | alliteration | repetition of the same sounds or of the same kinds of sounds at the beginning of words or in stressed syllables | |
| 82065386 | allusion | a passing reference; oblique or obscure mention | |
| 82065387 | anadiplosis | rhetorical repetition at the beginning of a phrase of the word or words with which the previous phrase ended | |
| 82065388 | anapest | a metrical foot composed of two short syllables followed by one long one like in the word seventeen | |
| 82065389 | anaphora | the deliberate repetition of a word/phrase at the beginning of several successive versus, clauses, or paragraphs | |
| 82065390 | anecdote | a short account of a interesting or humorous event | |
| 82065391 | antagonist | the adversary of the hero or protagonist of a drama or other literary work | |
| 82065392 | antimentobole | a figure in which the same words or ideas are repeated in transposed order. | |
| 82065393 | antithesis | direct contrast or opposite | |
| 82065394 | aphorism | a concise statement of a truth or principle | |
| 82065395 | apostrophe | the rhetorical adressing of a usually absent person or personified thing | |
| 82065396 | archetype | an original model on which something is patterned | |
| 82065397 | aside | a message that departs from the main subject | |
| 82065398 | assonance | repetition of vowel sounds | |
| 82065399 | asyndeton | lack of conjunctions where they would normally be used | |
| 82065400 | attitude | position or arrangement of the body or manner a person carries themselves in | |
| 82065401 | autobiography | a biography of yourself | |
| 82065402 | ballad | Any popular narrative poem, often with epic subject and usually in lyric form. | |
| 82065403 | ballad stanza | A four-line stanza consisting of alternating eight- and six-syllable lines. Usually only the second and fourth lines rhyme (an abcb pattern). | |
| 82065404 | biography | story of a person's life written by another person | |
| 82065405 | blank verse | unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter) | |
| 82065406 | burlesque | A work of literature meant to ridicule a subject; a grotesque imitation | |
| 82065407 | caesura | a break or pause (usually for sense) in the middle of a verse line | |
| 82065408 | canon | an established set of principles or code of laws, often religious in nature | |
| 82065409 | caricature | a representation of a person in which distinctive features are exaggerated for comic effect | |
| 82065410 | character | the inherent complex of attributes that determine a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions | |
| 82065411 | chiasmus | inversion in the second of two parallel phrases | |
| 82065412 | climax | the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding | |
| 82065413 | colloquial | characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation | |
| 82065414 | comedy | light and humorous drama with a happy ending | |
| 82065415 | conceit | a fanciful, particularly clever extended metaphor | |
| 82065416 | conflict | a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests | |
| 82065417 | connotation | an idea that is implied or suggested | |
| 82065418 | consonance | harmony; agreement | |
| 82065419 | contrast | put in opposition to show or emphasize differences | |
| 82065420 | couplet | a stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse that usually rhyme | |
| 82065421 | dactyl | a metrical foot consisting of one accented syllable followed by two unaccented syllables like in flattery | |
| 82065422 | denotation | the act of indicating or pointing out by name | |
| 82065423 | denouement | the final resolution of the main complication of a literary or dramatic work | |
| 82065424 | description | a statement that represents something in words | |
| 82065425 | dialect | a variety of speech characterized by its own particular grammar or pronunciation, often associated with a particular geographical region | |
| 82065426 | dialogue | the lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction | |
| 82065427 | diary | a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations | |
| 82065428 | diction | word choice | |
| 82065429 | drama | a composition in which a serious story is told | |
| 82065430 | dramatic irony | when a reader is aware of something that a character isn't | |
| 82065431 | dramatic | pertaining to or characteristic of drama | |
| 82065432 | monologue | a (usually long) dramatic speech by a single actor | |
| 82065433 | elegy | a mournful poem; a lament for the dead | |
| 82065434 | end-stopped | ending in a syntactic and rhythmic pause. used of a line of verse or a couplet | |
| 82065435 | enjambment | the continuation of a syntactic unit from one line of verse into the next line without a pause | |
| 82065436 | enlightenment | a movement in the 18th century that advocated the use of reason in the reappraisal of accepted ideas and social institutions | |
| 82065437 | epic | a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds | |
| 82065438 | epigram | a witty saying expressing a single thought or observation | |
| 82065439 | epistrophe | repetition of the ends of two or more successive sentences, verses, etc. | |
| 82065440 | epitaph | an inscription on a tombstone or monument in memory of the person buried there | |
| 82065441 | epithet | any word or phrase applied to a person or thing to describe an actual or attributed quality | |
| 82065442 | epizeuxius | when a word is repeated with vehemence or emphasis | |
| 82065443 | essay | an analytic or interpretive literary composition usually presenting the view of the author | |
| 82065444 | euphemism | a mild, indirect, or vague term substituting for a harsh, blunt, or offensive term | |
| 82065445 | exaggeration | the act of making something more noticeable than usual | |
| 82065446 | exposition | a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic | |
| 82065447 | fable | a narration intended to enforce a useful truth; especially : one in which animals speak and act like human beings | |
| 82065448 | falling action | events after the climax, leading to the resolution | |
| 82065449 | fantasy | imagination unrestricted by reality | |
| 82065450 | farce | a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations | |
| 82065451 | fiction | a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact | |
| 82065452 | flashback | the insertion of an earlier event into the normal chronological order of a narrative | |
| 82065453 | foil | hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of | |
| 82065454 | folk ballad | a song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms part of their culture | |
| 82065455 | folk tale | a tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk | |
| 82065456 | foot | has two or more syllables that together make up the smallest unit of rhythm in a poem | |
| 82065457 | foreshadowing | the use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot | |
| 82065458 | frame | construct by fitting or uniting parts together | |
| 82065459 | free verse | poetry without a regular pattern of meter or rhyme | |
| 82065460 | genre | categories of literary or artistic work | |
| 82065461 | hero | a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength (no offense to you ladies out there, you girls can totally be heroes too! just not back then lol... :P ) | |
| 82065462 | heroic code | The hero's moral rules of right and wrong | |
| 82065463 | heroic couplet | two lines of rhyming iambic pentameter | |
| 82065464 | heroic quest | quest that all warriors go on once entering the heroic code | |
| 82065465 | humanism | system of thought centering around humans and their values | |
| 82065466 | humor | the quality of being funny | |
| 82065467 | humorous | full of or characterized by humor | |
| 82065468 | hyperbole | a figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor | |
| 82065469 | iamb | a metrical foot in poetry that has an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable, like in the word protect | |
| 82065470 | imagery | the use of figures of speech to create vivid images that appeal to one of the senses | |
| 82065471 | interior monologue | a literary genre that presents a fictional character's sequence of thoughts in the form of a monologue | |
| 82065472 | internal rhyme | a rhyme between words in the same line | |
| 82065473 | In Medias Res | in or into the middle of a plot; into the middle of things | |
| 82065474 | invective | abusive language | |
| 82065475 | irony | incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs | |
| 82065476 | italian sonnet | a sonnet consisting of an octave with the rhyme pattern abbaabba, followed by a sestet with the rhyme pattern cdecde or cdcdcd | |
| 82065477 | jargon | nonsensical, incoherent, or meaningless talk | |
| 82065478 | juxtaposition | an act or instance of placing close together or side by side, esp. for comparison or contrast. | |
| 82065479 | lampoon | a written attack ridiculing a person, or group | |
| 82065480 | literary | of or relating to or characteristic of literature | |
| 82065481 | loose sentence | a complex sentence in which the main clause comes first and the subordinate clause follows | |
| 82065482 | lyric | of or relating to a category of poetry that expresses emotion (often in a songlike way) |
