D-E AP Vocab

	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.