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2882358924AllegoryA story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning; where characters and objects have an abstract concept tied to them.0
2882358925AlliterationRepetition of consonant sounds1
2882360067AnapestA metrical foot consisting of two unaccented syllables followed by one accented syllable.2
2882360085AnaphoraA rhetorical figure of repetition in which the same word or phrase is repeated in (and usually at the beginning of) successive lines, clauses, or sentences.3
2882365042Antagonist*A character or force in conflict with the main character4
2882366748ApostropheA figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love.5
2882366749Approximate rhymerhyme in which the final sounds of words are similar but not identical6
2882369107AsideA device in which a character in a drama makes a short speech which is heard by the audience but not by other characters in the play7
2882369108AssonanceRepetition of a vowel sound within two or more words in close proximity8
2882375451Blank VerseUnrhymed iambic pentameter9
2882375452Cacophony*A harsh, discordant mixture of sounds10
2882377447CausuraA short pause within a line of poetry11
2882380054CatharsisEmotional release12
2882400181CharacterA person in a story/play - Dynamic, Flat, Foil, Round, Static, Stock13
2882401294Characterization*A method an author uses to let readers know more about the characters and their personal traits.14
2882401295ClimaxMost exciting moment of the story; turning point15
2882403326ComedyIn general, a story that ends with a happy resolution of the conflicts faced by the main character or characters - Scornful, Romantic16
2882403327Conflict17
2882404387Connotation18
2882405475Consonance19
2882405476Couplet20
2882406662Dactyl21
2882406663Denotation22
2882408515Denouement23
2882410280Deus ex Machina24
2882411130Didactic writing25
2882411131Dimeter26
2882413766Direct presentation of charachter27
2882413804Double rhyme28
2882415551Dramatic exposition29
2882415552End rhyme30
2882417224End-stopped line31
2882419373English 'Shakespearean' sonnet32
2882419374Epiphany33

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