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omniscient narrator
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a narrator with unlimited awareness of all elements of the story
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onomatopoeia
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the use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning
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ontological criticism
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a concern by a critic with analysis of a work itself without seeking answers to problems
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oxymoron
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a term made up of contradictory elements brought into juxtaposition to create a paradoxical effect
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parable
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a story in which the author intends that the reader will relate the events of the story to some moral truth
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paradox
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a statement that seems self-contradictory, but is never the less true
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parody
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a satirical imitation of a work for the purpose of ridiculing its style and subject
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pastoral
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a work of literature dealing with rural life
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pathos
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element of literature that stimulates pity or sorrow
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periodic sentence
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a sentence that departs from the usual word order of english sentences by expressing the main though only at the end
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