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fable
a legend or a short moral story often using animals as characters
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falling action
that part of a plot structure in which the complication of the rising action are untagled. also known as denouement
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farce
a play or a scene in a play or a book that is characterized by broad humor, wild antics, and often slapstick and physical humor
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foreshadowing
to hint at or present an indication of the future beforehand
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formal diction
language that is lofty, dignified, personal. such diction is often used in narrative epic poetry
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flashback
retrospection where an eariler event is inserted into the normal chronology of the narrative
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free verse
poetry that is characterized by varying lines/lengths , lack of traditional meter, and non-rhyming lines
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genre
a type or class of literature such as epic or narrative or poetry
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hyperbole
overstatement characterized by exaggerated language
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iambic
matrical foot in poetry that consists of an unstressed syllable followed bya stressed syallable
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imagery
broadly defined, any sensory detail or evocation in a work;more narrowly the use of figurative language to invoke a feeling, or to describe an object
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informal diction
language that is not as lofty or impersonal as formal diction; similar to everyday speech
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in medias res
"in the midst of things" refers to opening a story in the middle of action
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irony
situation or statement characterized by significant difference between what is expected or understood and what actually happens or is meant. irony is often humorus and sometimes sarcastic when it uses words to imply the opposite of what they normally mean
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jargon
specialized or technical language of a trade, professional, or similar group.
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juxtaposition
the location of one thing as being adjacent or juxtaposed with another. this placing of two items side by side creates a certain effect, reveals an attitude, or accomplishes some purpose of the writer
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limited point of view
perspective confined to a single character, whether a first person or third person; the reader cannot know for sure what is going on in the minds of other characters
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litote
figure of speech that emphasizes its subjects by conscious understatement; for example, the understatement "not bad" as a comment about something especially well done.
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loose sentence
sentence grammatically complete and usually stating its main idea, before the end.
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lyric
originally designed poems meant to be sung to the accompaniment of a lyre; now any short poem in which the speaker expresses intense personal emotion rather than describing a narrative or dramatic situation
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message
misleading term for theme; the central idea or statement of a story or area of inquiry or explanation; misleading because is suggests a simple package statement that pre-exists and for the simple communication of which the story is written.
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metaphor
one thing pictured as if it was something else, suggesting likeness or analogy between them. implict comparison or identfication of one thing with another unlike itself without the word like or as
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