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the occurence of the same letter or sound at the beggining of adjacent or closely connected words   alliteration  
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an expression designed to call somthing to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an inderect or passing reference   allusion  
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the prevading tone or mood of a place, situation, or work of art   atmoshere  
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In poetry, the repetition of the sound of a vowel or diphthong in nonrhyming stressed syllables near enough to each other for the echo to be discernible   assonance  
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A poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas or a slow sentimental or romantic song   ballad  
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Verse without rhyme, especially that which uses iambic pentameter   blank verse  
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The most intense, exciting, or important point of something; culmination or apex   climax  
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A serious disagreement or argument, typically a protacted one   conflict  
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Two lines of a verse, usually in the same mater and joined by rhyme, and that form a unit   couplet  
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The final part of a play, movie, or narrative in which the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved   denouement  
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A particular form of a language that is peculiar to a specific region or social group   dialect  
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Converation between two or more people as a feature of a book, playh or movie   dialogue  
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A character who undergoes an important and basic change in personality or outlook   dynamic character  
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the part of a play or work of fiction in which the background to the main conflict is introduced   exposition  
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a short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral   fable  
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A character that is static and does not grow. One purpose of flat characters is to highlight the development of round characters. Flat characters may be one of several special types, such as stereotypes or stock characters.   flat character  
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A group of syllables constituting a metrical unit. In English poetry it consists of stressed and unstressed syllables, while in ancient classical poetry it consists of long and short syllables   foot  
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A warning or a indication of a future event   foreshadowing  
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poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter   free verse  
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A category of artistic composition, in music or literature, characterized by similarities in form, style or subject matter   genre  
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a male or female who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding acheivements, or noble qualities   hero/heroine  
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Exaggerated staements or claims not meant to be taken literally   hyperbole  
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A state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often amusing as a result   irony  
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a short poem, usually rich in imagery, expressing personal emotions   lyric poem  
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A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable   metaphor  
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A comparison between two things, typically on the basis of their structure and for the purpose of explanation or clarification   analogy  
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A short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person   anecdote  
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A contrast or opposition between two things   antithesis  
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A particular activity or cause that has suddenly become fashionable or popular   bandwagon appeal  
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A list of the books of a specific author or publisher, or on a specific subject   bibliography  
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An account of someone's life written by someone else   biography  
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Used to urge someone to make the most of the present time and give little thought to the future   carpe diem  
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The abstract meaning or intension of a term, which forms a principle determining which objects or concepts it applies to   connotation  
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The point in a play or story when a crucial conflict takes place, determining the outcome of the plot   crisis  
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The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing   diction  
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The ability to understand and share the feelings of another   empathy  
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A long poem, typically one derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures or the history of a nation   epic  
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A section or speech at the end of a book or play that serves as a comment on or a conclusion to what has happened   epilogue  
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Literature in the form of prose, esp. short stories and novels, that describes imaginary events and people   fiction  
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The use of words, phrases, symbols, and ideas in such as way as to evoke mental images and sense impressions   figurative language  
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A scene in a movie, novel, etc., set in a time earlier than the main story   flashback  
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Belonging to or redolent of the Dark Ages; portentously gloomy or horrifying   gothic  
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Visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work   imagery  
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The atmosphere or pervading tone of something, especially a work of art   mood  
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Negative words are used to create an unfavorable opinion of the competition in the viewer's mind   name-calling  
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Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view   propaganda  
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a made up story that is created in a constructive format   narritive  
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The inescapable or implacable agent of someone's or something's downfall   nemesis  
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an account, narrative, or representation of a subject which an author presents as fact   non-fiction  
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a statement that contradicts itself   paradox  
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A quality that evokes pity or sadness   pathos  
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The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form   personification  
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3.The position from which something or someone is observed   point of view  
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rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration   meter  
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using words that imitate the sound they denote   onomatopoeia  
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conjoining contradictory terms   oxymoron  
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1.A line of verse consisting of five metrical feet   pentameter  
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the act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas etc   personification  
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the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc.   plot  
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the principal character in a work of fiction; a person who backs a politician or a team etc.   protagonist  
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correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines   rhyme  
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1.The ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse   rhyme scheme  
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recurring at regular intervals   rhythm  
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is depicted with such psychological depth and detail that he or she seems like a "real" person   round chracter  
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the context and environment in which something is set   setting  
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Things happen to such a character without things happening within   static chracter  
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an introduction to a play   prologue  
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a humorous play on words   pun  
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witty language used to convey insults or scorn   satire  
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a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds   simile  
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A type of irony emphasizing that human beings are enmeshed in forces beyond their comprehension and control.   situational irony  
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An instruction in the text of a play, esp. one indicating the movement, position, or tone of an actor, or the sound effects and lighting   stage directions  
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A person's thoughts and conscious reactions to events, perceived as a continuous flow   stream of consciousness  
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The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities   symbolism  
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3.A long essay or dissertation involving personal research   thesis  
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; the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author   tone  
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the main character in a tragedy   tragic hero  
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an imaginary place considered to be perfect or ideal   utopia  
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is an "evil" character in a story   villian  
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