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a personal record of daily events, usually written in prose.
diary
word choice
diction
a poem in which an imaginary character speaks to a silent listener.
dramatic monologue
An anti-utopian novel where, instead of a paradise, everything has gone wrong in the attempt to create a perfect society
Dystopian novel
a solemn and formal lyric poem about death
elegy
is a symbolic figure or shape presented through the arrangement of the lines of a poem.
emblematic image
The running over of a sentence or thought into the next couplet or line without a pause at the end of the line; a run-on line
enjambled
long narrative poem originally handed down in oral tradition, later a traditional literary form – dealing with national heroes
epic
a quotation that appears at the beginning of a literary work.
epigraph
a term introduced by James Joyce to describe a moment of revelation or insight in which a character recognizes some truth.
epiphany
a word or phrase that states a characteristic quality of a person or thing
Epithet
a short, nonfiction work about a particular subject
essay
a short tale or anecdote with a moral, especially one used in a medieval sermon
exemplum
the part of the plot that introduces the characters, the setting, and basic situation.
exposition
a highly imaginative writing that contains elements not found in real life.
fantasy
A theatrical composition in which broad improbabilities of plot and characterizations are used for humorous effect.
farce
prose writing about imaginary characters and events
fiction
writing or speech not meant to be interpreted literally
figurative language
an expression or a word used imaginatively rather than literally
figure of speech
a section of a literary work that interrupts the sequence of events to relate an event from an earlier time.
flashback
a character who provides a contrast of another character, thus intensifying the impact of that other character.
foil
songs that originated among illiterate peoples and were passed from singer to singer by word of mouth
folk ballad
the use, in a literary work, of clues that suggest events that have yet to occur
foreshadowing
poetry not written in a regular, rhythmical pattern, or meter
free verse
a term used to describe literary works that make extensive use of primitive, medieval, wild, mysterious, or natural elements
gothic