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dactyl
a foot with one strong stress followed by two unstressed syllables, as in the word wonderful [ / U U ]
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trochee
a foot with a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable, as in the word wonder [ / U ]
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iamb
a foot with one unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable, as in the word again [ U / ]
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spondee
a foot with two strong stresses, as in the word spacewalk [ / / ]
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anapest
a foot with two unstressed syllables followed by one strong stress, as in the phrase on the beach [ U U / ]
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motivation
a reason that explains or partially explains a character's thoughts or actions
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narrative poem
a poem that tells a story
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plot
the sequence of events in a literary work that involves both characters and a central conflict, begins with an exposition, followed by an inciting incident, the rising action, the climax, the falling action, and resolution
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dramatic poetry
poetry that uses the techniques of drama
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foil
a character who provides a contrast to another character
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consonance
the repetition of similar consanant sounds at the ends of accented syllables
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assonance
the repetition of similar consonant sounds at the ends of accented syllables
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nonfiction
prose writing that presents and explains ideas or that tells about real people, places, objects, or events. This work must be true.
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point of view
the perspective from wihch a story is told, either in first-person, third-person, omniscient third-person, or limited third-person
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stanza
a formal division of lines in a poem, considered as a unit
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sonnet
a fourteen-line lyric poem, usually written in rhymed iambic pentameter
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tone
the writer's attitude toward his or her audience and subject (formal, informal, serious, or playful)
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setting
the time and place of the action
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symbol
anything that stands for, or represents, something else
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narraration
writing that tells a story
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