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Allegory
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A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.
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Alliteration
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The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
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Allusion
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The practice of making such references, esp. as an artistic device.
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Analogy
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A comparison between two things, typically on the basis of their structure and for the purpose of explanation or clarification.
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Anecdote
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A short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.
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Antagonist
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A main villain or conflict\person in the story
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Aphorism
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A concise statement of a scientific principle, typically by an ancient classical author.
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Assonance
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In poetry, the repetition of the sound of a vowel or diphthong in nonrhyming stressed syllables (e.g., penitence, reticence).
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Autobiography
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An account of a person's life written by that person.
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Ballad
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A poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas.
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Biography
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An account of someone's life written by someone else.
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Blank Verse
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Verse without rhyme, esp. that which uses iambic pentameter.
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Canon
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A general law, rule, principle, or criterion by which something is judged.
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Connotation
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An idea or feeling that a word invokes for a person in addition to its literal or primary meaning.
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Consonance
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The recurrence of similar sounds, esp. consonants, in close proximity (chiefly as used in prosody).
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Denouement
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The climax of a chain of events, usually when something is decided or made clear.
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Description
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A spoken or written representation or account of a person, object, or event: "people who had seen him were able to give a description".
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Dialect
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A particular form of a language that is peculiar to a specific region or social group.
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Dialogue
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Conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or movie.
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Diction
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The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.
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Epigram
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A short poem, esp. a satirical one, having a witty or ingenious ending.
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Epiphany
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A moment of sudden revelation or insight.
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Essay
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A short piece of writing on a particular subject.
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Exposition
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A comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory.
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figurative language
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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 is often characterized by the use of figures of speech, elaborate expressions, sound devices, and syntactic departures from the usual order of literal language.
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Flashback
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A scene in a movie, novel, etc., set in a time earlier than the main story
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Foreshadowing
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Foreshadowing is a literary technique used by many different authors to provide clues for the reader to be able to predict what might occur later on in the story. It is a literary device in which an author drops hints about the plot and what may come in the near future. ...
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free verse
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Poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter
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genre
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A category of artistic composition, as in music or literature, characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter
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gothic
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Belonging to or redolent of the Dark Ages; portentously gloomy or horrifying
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grotesque
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A very ugly or comically distorted figure, creature, or image
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hyperbole
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Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
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imagery
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Visually descriptive or figurative language, esp. in a literary work
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Imagism
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A movement in early 20th-century English and American poetry that sought clarity of expression through the use of precise images.
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Irony
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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
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Journal
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A daily record of news and events of a personal nature; a diary
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local color
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The customs, manner of speech, dress, or other typical features of a place or period that contribute to its particular character
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lyric poem
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Lyric poetry is usually a form of poetry with rhyming schemes that express personal and emotional feelings. Lyric poems do not have to rhyme, and do not need to be set to music or a beat. ...
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metaphor
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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
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meter
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The rhythm of a piece of poetry, determined by the number and length of feet in a line
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Modernism
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A style or movement in the arts that aims to break with classical and traditional forms
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Monologue
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A long speech by one actor in a play or movie, or as part of a theatrical or broadcast program
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Mood
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Grammatical mood is one of a set of morphologically distinctive forms that are used to signal modality
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Myth
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A widely held but false belief or idea
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Narration
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narrative: a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program; "his narrative was interesting"; "Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children"
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Naturalism
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A philosophical viewpoint according to which everything arises from natural properties and causes, and supernatural or spiritual explanations are excluded or discounted
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Ode
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A lyric poem in the form of an address to a particular subject, often elevated in style or manner and written in varied or irregular meter
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Oratory
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The art or practice of formal speaking in public
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Oxymoron
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A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction (e.g., faith unfaithful kept him falsely true)
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Paradox
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A seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true
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Parallelism
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The use of successive verbal constructions in poetry or prose that correspond in grammatical structure, sound, meter, meaning, etc.
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Parody
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An imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect
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Persuasion
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The action or fact of persuading someone or of being persuaded to do or believe something.
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Plagiarism
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The practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own.
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Point Of View
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(in fictional writing) The narrator's position in relation to the story being told.
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Protagonist
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The Good person or main charater in the story.
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Realism
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The attitude or practice of accepting a situation as it is.
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Refrain
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A repeated line or number of lines in a poem or song, typically at the end of each verse
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Regionalism
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In literature, regionalism or local color fiction refers to fiction or poetry that focuses on specific features – including characters, dialects, customs, history, and topography – of a particular region. ...
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Rhetoric
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Language designed to have a persuasive or impressive effect on its audience, but is often regarded as lacking in sincerity or meaningful content
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Romanticism
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A movement in the arts and literature that originated in the late 18th century, emphasizing inspiration, subjectivity, and the primacy of the individual
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Satire
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The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues
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stream of consciousness
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A literary style in which a character's thoughts, feelings, and reactions are depicted in a continuous flow uninterrupted by objective description or conventional dialogue. James Joyce, Virginia Woolf, and Marcel Proust are among its notable early exponents
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style
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A way of using language
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symbol
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A thing that represents or stands for something else, esp. a material object representing something abstract
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syntax
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The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language
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theme
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An idea that recurs in or pervades a work of art or literature
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tone
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A manner of expression in writing.
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Transcendentalism
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any system of philosophy emphasizing the intuitive and spiritual above the empirical and material.
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