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| Poetry in which the meter is measured by the number of syllables per line. |
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| Poetry in which the meter is measured by the number of accents or stresses per line |
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| Poetry in which the meter is measured by the number of syllables and the number and pattern of accents or stresses per line. |
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| A line of poetry consisting of twelve syllables. |
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| A line of poetry consisting of twelve syllables arranged in six iambs |
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| A dramatic genre containing many sub-genres, in which the unifying characteristic is that the play ends happily for the sympathetic protagonist(s). Comedy is perhaps best identified by contrast with tragedy, in which the sympathetic protagonist(s) customarily ends in death (or some other form of utter ruin). |
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| A sub-genre of comedy in which the author's main purpose is to satirize. because this sub-genre is a type of comedy, the satirical elements in it do not customarily lead to death, ruin, or lasting harm for the sympathetic protagonist(s). However the play may end quite unhappily for the main character in the story, if that character is the object of satirical attack (in which case he is an unsympathetic protagonist) |
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| A character in a story, play, or narrative poem who represents the author's point of view and often his themes as well, either 1) by interpreting all that is and goes on in the story as the author wishes the reader to do, or 2) by embodying and exemplifying the author's perspective and (or) themes, or 3) both |
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| Direct Exposition of Characters (Dramatic Exposition) |
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| Occurs when an aithor allows his readers or audience to learn about a character by letting them observe the character's actions and words directly, rather than hearing about that character from a narrator or from other characters (called "indirect" exposition). |
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| Indirect Exposition of Characters |
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| Occurs when an author gives his readers or audience information about a character either 1) through a narrator (sometimes the author himself) or 2) through other characters. This type of exposition is the opposite of "direct" exposition, in which the reader or audience gains information by observing the character's actions and words directly |
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| A narrative form built around an exceptional calamity stemming from the protagonist's wrong choice |
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