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antithesis
balanced contrasts
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parallelism
repetition of similar grammatical structures
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sentimentalism
an excessive to the emotions
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circumlocution
an indirect or roundabout way of expressing or explaining something
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literal (interpretation)
interpreting statements or words in a factual way using the actual meaning of the words
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figurative (interpretation)
interpreting statements or words in a symbolic way, going beyond the actual facts
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caricature
the deliberately distorted picturing of a person, literary style etc. by exaggerating features or mannerisms for comic or satiric effect
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satire
ridicule with an intent to change or correct
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repetition (literary)
the author's purposeful use of a phrase or word several times so that the reader will take note of it
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melodrama
any scene in a play, movie, or book in which actions and emotions are so exaggerated that they become ridiculous and unbelievable
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mood
the general atmosphere of feeling in a novel, chapter, or scene, set by the author's words
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hyperbole
the deliberate use of exaggeration to make a point or create a character
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indirect dialogue
a conversation in which no quotation marks appear and in which both speakers are referred to in the third person
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irony
bitter twist of fate; an outcome opposite from what might be expected
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