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A mournful poem; a lament for the dead[image] |
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| Persuading an audience through the use of emotion[image] |
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| A poem that is a long narrative, has a hero or anti-hero, uses elevated language, and in which the outcome of a group of people is based on the success or failure of the protagonist[image] |
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| A short addition of concluding section at the end of a literary work, often dealing with the future of its characters[image] |
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| A revelation of such power and insight that it alters the world-view of the person who experiences it[image] |
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A short verse at the beginning of a poem or novel
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| An inscription on a tombstone or monument in memory of the person buried there; a summary statement of commemoration for a dead person[image] |
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| A "nicer" word or phrase used to replace an offensive word or phrase[image] |
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| Agreeable sounds produced by a succession of mellifluous words[image] |
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| An opinion given by a person highly educated in a topic[image] |
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| The "exposing" of the story behind the story; an act of writing a speech for the purpose of conveying information[image] |
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| A simple essay usually factual and written without emotion[image] |
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A metaphor that is extended through a stanza or entire poem, often by multiple comparisons of unlike objects or ideas.
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A struggle between two opposing characters or forces.
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| A short tale with animal characters that teaches a moral lesson[image] |
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| The action that occurs after the climax of a work of literature[image] |
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| Literature that contains characters and a plot involving magic and invented characters[image] |
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| A light humorous play[image] |
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| Language that contains many poetic devices; a way of saying something other than the literal meaning of words[image] |
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| First Person Point of View |
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| A POV in which an "I" or "we" serves as a narrator of a piece of literature[image] |
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| The presentation of a scene that takes place before the present in a work of literature[image] |
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| A minor character who has little depth of personality[image] |
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| A character that contrasts with and reveals various aspects of the main character's personality[image] |
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| A hint of things to come[image] |
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| The structure of a piece of writing[image] |
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| An essay that uses academic language, logical organization, and serious purpose[image] |
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The use of "high" language or dialect in preference to "low" language or dialect; academic language
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| Employs a narrative technique whereby an introductory main story is composed, at least in part, for the purpose of setting the stage for a fictive narrative or organizing a set of shorter stories, each of which is a story within a story[image] |
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| A poem that has no limitations in its use of meter or rhyme[image] |
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A category of literary work- horror, comedy, tragedy, chick lit., pastoral, etc
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| A combination of pictures and words to tell a story[image] |
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| The central character of a story, usually possesses positive qualities (as opposed to a protagonist who can be positive or negative)[image] |
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| A reference to something historical[image] |
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| Obvious and intentional exaggeration[image] |
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