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| Literary movement characterized by emotion, imagination, and goodness of people; little emphasis on reason |
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| Form of irony which seems to praise, but really criticizes |
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| Literature that makes fun of social conditions or conventions, often for the purpose of creating change |
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| A subsequent writing similar to an original, often with the same characters |
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| Time and place of a story |
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| Comparison of one thing to another using the words like or as |
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| Sound reversal in words to produce a humorous effect |
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| Fiction story shorter than a novel, often having a surprise ending |
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| The way an author characteristically expresses himself |
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| A word or object that stands for something else |
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| summary or condensed statement of a literary work |
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| fanciful, inaginary story about a hero or heroine overcoming a problem |
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| Main idea in a piece of literature |
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| story or movie filled with suspense |
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| mood brought forth by story or poem |
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| literature, often drama, ending in catastrophe for the protagonists after dealing with a series of problems |
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| form of irony where the author intentional understates the facts |
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| writing with rhyme and meter, as opposed to prose |
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| character in a story or play who opposes the protagonist |
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