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Lit Terms #4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| complication | the part of the plot in which the entanglement caused by the conflict is developed |
| conceit | an extended metaphor; two unlike are compared in several different ways |
| concrete poetry | where the actual typeset layout of the poem suggests the topic (a poem about a tree shaped like a tree) |
| conflict | a struggle between opposing forces |
| connotation | the emotional implications that a word may carry; implied or associated meaning for a word |
| consonance | the repetition of consonant sounds with differing vowel sounds in words near each other in lines of poetry |
| couplet | a pair of rhyming lines written in the same meter; may be a separate stanza |
| crisis | the climax or turning point of a story |
| dactyl | three syllable foot consisting of an accented syllable followed by the unaccented syllables (MUR-mur-ing) |
| denotation | the specific, exact meaning of a word; a dictionary definition |
| denouncement | the resolution of a plot after the climax |
| dues ex machine | an unexpected, artificial or improbable character, device, or event introduced suddenly in a work of fiction or drama to resolve a situation or untangle a plot |
| dialect | speech peculiar to a region; exhibits distinctions between two groups or even two persons |
| dialogue | conversation between two or more characters, usually set off with quotation marks |
| diction | an author's choice of words |
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