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fantasy
a story which concerns an unreal world or which contains unreal characters; it may be merely whimsical, or it may present a serious point
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figurative language
language employing one or more figures of speech (simile, metaphor, imagery
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flashback
the insertion of an earlier event into the normal chronological order of a narrative
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flat character
a character who embodies a sing quality and who does not develop in the course of the story
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foreshadowing
the presentation of material in such a way that the reader is prepared for what is to come later in the work
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frame device
a story within a story, such as Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, in which the primary stories are told within the framework of the pilgrimage to canterbury
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genre
a major category or type of literature
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homily
a sermon, or a moralistic lecture
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hubris
excessive pride or arrogance that results in the downfall of the protagonist
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hyperbole
intensional exaggeration to create an effect
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hypothetical question
a question that raises a hypothesis or conjecture
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idiom
an expression in a give language that cannot be understood from the meaning of its individual elements; or, a regional speech or dialect
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imagery
the use of figures of speech to create vivid images
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inductive reasoning
deriving general principles from particular facts or instances
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inference
a conclusion one draws (infers) based on premises or evidence
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invective
an intensely vehement, highly emotional verbal attack
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irony
the use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning; or, incongruity between what is expected and what actually occurs
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jargon
the specialized language or vocabulary of a particular group or profession
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juxtaposition
placing two elements side by side to present a comparison or contrast
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legend
a narrative handed down from the past which contains historical elements and usually supernatural elements
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limerick
light verse consisting of five lines or regular rhythm and in whcih the first, second, and fifth linge rhyme, and the second and third rhyme.
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limited narrator
a narrator who presents the story as it is seen and understood by a single character and restricts information to what is seen, heard, thought, or felt by that one character
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literary license
deviating from normal rules or methods in order to achieve a certain effect
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