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Epithet A word of phrase preceding or following a name which serves to describe the character.
Euphemism A mild word of phrase which substitutes for another which would be undesirable because it is too direct, unpleasant or offensive.
Exposition The presentation of essential information regarding what has occurred prior to the beginning of the play.
Fable Brief tale designed to illustrate a moral lesson.
Falling action Series of events which take place after the climax.
Farce A type of comedy based on a humorous situation.
Figurative Language A way of saying one thing and meaning something else.
Figure of Speech Example of figurative language that states something that is not literally true in order to create an effect.
Flashback Reference to an event which took place prior to the beginning of the story.
Foil A character in a play who sets off the main character or other characters by comparison. (opposites)
Foot Basic unit of measurement in a line of poetry.
Foreshadowing A method used to build suspense by providing hints of what is to come.
Free verse Unrhymed poetry with lines of varying lengths, and containing no specific metrical pattern.
Genre A literary type or form.
Haiku Japanese poetic form. 3 lines, 5, 7, 5 syllables. Captures a moment in time, creates images.
Hyperbole Figure of speech in which an overstatement or exaggeration occurs.
Iamb A metrical pattern of one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed.
Imagery A word or group of words in a literary work which appeal to one or more of the senses.
Inference A judgement based on reasoning rather than on direct or explicit statement.
Irony Situational: Action is the reverse of hat is expected Dramatic: Audience knows something the characters do not Verbal: Literal meaning between what is said and what is meant.
Local Color A detailed setting forth of the characteristics of a particular locality, enabling the reader to "see" the setting.
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