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protagonist
the main character in a work, who may or may not heroic
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quatrain
a poetic stanza of four lines
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realism
the practise in literature of attempting to describe nature and life without idealization and with attention to detail
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refain
a repeated stanza or line(s) in a poem or song
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rising action
the developement of action in work, usually at the beginning. the first part of plot structure
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rhetorical question
a question that is asked simply for stylistic effect and is not expected to be answered
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rhyme
the repetition of the same or similar sounds, most often at the ends of lines
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rhythm
the modulation of weak and strong (stressed and unstressed) elements in the flow of speech
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sarcasm
a form of verbal irony in which apparent praise is actually harshly or bitterly critical
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satire
a literary work that holds up human failings to ridicule and censure
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scansion
the analysis of verse to show its meter
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setting
the time and place of the actions in a story, poem or play
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shakespearean sonnet
also called an english sonnet; a sonnet form that divides the poem into three units of four lines, usually abab cdcd efefgg
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shaped verse
another name for concrete poetry; poetry that is shaped to look like an object
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simile
a direct, explicit comparison of one thing to another; usually using the words like or as to draw the connection
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soliloquy
a monolouge in which the connection in a play is alone and speaking only to himself or herself
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speaker
the person, not necessarily the author, who is the voice of a poem
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