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| a reference to something literary, mythological, or historical that the author assumes the reader will recognize |
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| a comparison of two different things that are similar in some way |
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| the repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of consecutive lines or sentences |
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| the inversion of a language or sentence's ordinary order of words (Yoda-speak) |
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| a statement in which two opposing ideas are balanced |
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| a concise statement that expresses succinctly a general truth or idea, often using rhyme or balance |
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| a figure of speech in which one directly addresses an absent or imaginary person, or some abstraction |
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| a few words or a short passage spoken by one character to the audience while the other actors on stage pretend their characters cannot hear the speaker's words |
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| a statement consisting of two parallel parts in which the second part is structurally reversed ("Susan walked in, and out rushed Mary") |
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| the implied or associative meaning of a word |
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| two successive lines that share the same meter and rhyme |
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| the literal meaning of the word |
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| the word choices made by the writer |
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| denouement refers to the outcome or result of a complex situation or sequence of events, an aftermath or resolution that usually occurs near the final stages of the plot. after catastrophe. |
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| a situation in a narrative in which the reader knows something about present or future circumstances that the character does not know |
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| the skipping of syllables to shorten words; the omission is indicated by an apostrophe |
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| the omission of a word or phrase which is grammatically necessary but can be deduced from the context ("Some people prefer cats; others, dogs") |
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| a brief, pithy, and often paradoxical saying |
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| the repetition of words or phrases at the end of consecutive lines or sentences |
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| an indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant (she's not the brightest crayon in the box) |
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| The use of authorial discussion to explain or summarize background material rather than revealing this information through gradual narrative detail. Often, this technique is considered unartful, especially when creative writers contrast showing (revelation through details) and telling (exposition). |
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| a metaphor carried throughout an entire piece of work |
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| intentional exaggeration to create an effect |
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| a lightly stressed syllable followed by a heavily stressed syllable. |
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| giving advice or instructions; expressing a command or request |
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| when something is deduce or conclude (information) from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements |
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| placing two elements side by side to present a comparison or contrast |
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| type of sentence that is constructed normally (S-V-O) |
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| substituting the name of one object for another object closely associated with it ("the pen [writing] is mightier than the sword [actions]") |
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| a character's incentive or reason for behaving in a certain manner; that which impels a character to act |
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| a group of eight lines of poetic verse |
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| a word formed from the imitation of natural sounds |
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| the use of corresponding grammatical or syntactical forms |
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| type of sentence in which the entire main clause, the predicate and direct object, or the subject and predicate are withheld until the end |
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| material that is not written in a regular meter like poetry |
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| a group of four lines of poetic verse |
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| the art of presenting ideas in a clear, effective, and persuasive manner |
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| a group of six lines of poetic verse |
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| a characters response to the immediate situation which reveals his/her's innermost thoughts and feelings; occurs when the actor is on stage alone |
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| lyric poem of fourteen lines, usually in iambic pentameter, with rhymes arranged according to certain definite patterns. It usually expresses a single, complete idea or thought with a reversal, twist, or change of direction in the concluding lines. |
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| using one part of an object to represent the entire object (referring to a car as a set of wheels) |
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| the manner in which words are arranged into sentences |
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| a work in which the protagonist, a person of high degree, is engaged in a significant struggle and which ends in ruin or destruction |
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| a sudden change in thought, direction, or emotion near the conclusion of a sonnet |
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