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Genre |
A category or type of literature based on its style, form and content |
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Hyperbole |
Obvious, extravagant exaggeration or overstatement, not intended to be taken literally, but used figuratively to create humor or emphasis |
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Iambic pentameter |
5 iambic units per line |
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Free verse |
Poetry that does not have regular meter or rhyme scheme |
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Imaginary |
The making of "pictures in words" achieved through the use of descriptive or figuative language |
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Irony |
An unexpected twist |
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Verbal irony |
When a character says the exact opposite of whay he/ she really means |
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Situational irony |
When the opposite of what is expected happens |
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Dramatic irony |
When the reader knows something that the character(s) in the story do (es) not |
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Litotes |
A figure of speech that serves as an antonym of a hyperbole; understatement by stating the opposite of its negative |