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| stop oneself from doing something. |
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| the action of solving a problem, dispute, or contentious matter. |
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| correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words, especially when these are used at the ends of lines of poetry. |
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| the ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse. |
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| a strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound. |
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| a plot is a series of relevant incidents that create suspense, interest and tension in a narrative. |
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| the direct opposite of a flat character. A round character is extremely realistic, behaving and speaking in a "real life" manner. |
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| the use of irony to mock or convey contempt. |
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| the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues. |
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the place or type of surroundings where something is positioned or where an event takes place. |
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| a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid |
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| a type of language that consists of words and phrases that are regarded as very informal, are more common in speech than writing, and are typically restricted to a particular context or group of people. |
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| a poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line. |
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| a group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem; a verse. |
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| a literary or dramatic character who undergoes little or no inner change; a character who does not grow or develop. |
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| help build tension, interest and even attraction for the reader. |
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| a manner of doing something. |
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| a state or feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen. |
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| a thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract. |
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| the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic. |
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| the general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation, etc. |
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| an event causing great suffering, destruction, and distress, such as a serious accident, crime, or natural catastrophe. |
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| the presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is. |
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