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Epic |
A long, Grand, narrative poem about a brave ancient hero |
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Epistolary novel |
A novel which takes the form of letters which pass between main characters |
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Epithet |
S picturesque tag or nickname associated with a certain character |
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Eponym |
The person for whom something is named |
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Five paragraph essay |
A standard essay format which sets forth the thesis in the first paragraph |
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Figurative language |
Descriptive language in which one thing is associated with another |
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Foreshadowing |
Hints of future events through a unusual circumstances in the present |
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Frame story |
Creating a larger story for the purpose of combining a number of shorter stories |
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Free verse |
A type of poetry which avoids the patterns of regular rhyme or meter |
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Genre |
A distinction classification in literature |
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Heroic couplet |
Consist of two rhymed lines of iambic pentameter which together express a complete thought |
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Hyperbole |
Exaggeration for effect |
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Imagery |
The use of words to create a picture |
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Image as text |
The use of picture to convey messages |
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Interpretation |
The general explanation of the meaning of a literary work |