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| The literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests. |
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| A spoken or written representation or account of a person, object, or event |
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| Conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or movie |
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| Direct presentation is the most mimetic narrative mode, since it gives an almost complete illusion of direct, i.e. unmediated, representation: in other words, two or more people talking or presenting directly to each other |
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| An exciting, emotional, or unexpected series of events or set of circumstances |
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| A literary or dramatic character who undergoes an important inner change, as a change in personality or attitude |
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| The act of expounding, setting forth, or explaining |
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| The part of a literary plot that occurs after the climax has been reached and the conflict has been resolved. |
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| Language that contains or uses figures of speech, especially metaphors. |
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| First Person Point Of View |
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| Narration from the perspective of "I" or "We." Narrators may be involved with the action or may simply observe it; they may also be reliable or unreliable. |
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| A device in the narrative of a motion picture, novel, etc., by which an event or scene taking place before the present time in the narrative is inserted into the chronological structure of the work. |
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| An easily recognized character type in fiction who may not be fully delineated but is useful in carrying out some narrative purpose of the author. |
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| to keep (a person) from succeeding |
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| Be a warning or indication of (a future event). |
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| Poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter |
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| A category of artistic composition, as in music or literature, characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter. |
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| Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally |
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| Visually descriptive or figurative language, esp. in a literary work |
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| Indirect Presentation - author shows us the character in action; the reader infers what a character is like from what she/he thinks, or says, or does |
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| The expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect |
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