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| a figurative mode of representation conveying a meaning other than the literal |
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| a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem |
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| careful moral evaluation of things |
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| many powers/layers of being |
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| a lenghty and aggressive speech |
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| passing reference or indirect motion |
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| "to make" may not be literally true, but contains truth. the term "fiction" comes from this root |
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| an elaborate poetic image or a far-fetched comparison of very dissimilar things |
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| a kind of literary or artistic work |
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| any system of philosophy emphasizing the intuitive and spiritual above the empirical and material |
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| incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs |
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| someone who adheres to strict religious principles; someone opposed to sensual pleasures |
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| final outcome of the main complication within the story |
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| Literature that is instructional or informative |
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| a recurring object, concept or structure in a work of literature |
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