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opening a story in the middle of the action and then filling the previous action with flashbacks
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in media res
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form of logical reasoning which examines evidence before drawing a conclusion
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inductive reasoning
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technique for presenting the stream of conscious of a character.
Recording the internal emotional experience of the character |
Interior monologue
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rhyme that occurs within a line of poetry
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internal rhyme
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in satirical writing, the use of denunciatory, angry, or insulting language
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invective
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reversing the normal subject-verb-complement order seen in a sentence
Poets use it for rhyme patterns Prose writers use it for emphasis |
inverted order
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an address to a deity for aide
used in epics |
invocation
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form of expression in which the meaning intended is different form what is expected
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irony
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formal satire in which the speaker attacks vice and error with contempt and indgnation
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Juvenalian satire
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placing two person, places, or things next to each other to create an effect
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juxtaposition
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figurative phrase used in Old Germanic languages as a synonym for a simple noun
Usually picturesque metaphorical compounds |
Kenning
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form of apprenticeship novel in which the protagonist is an artist struggling from childhood to maturity toward an understanding of his creative mission
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Kunstleroman
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violent and scurrilous satirical attack against a person or institution
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lampoon
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narrative of tradition handed down from the past
distinguished from a myth by having more historical truth and less supernatural |
legend
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recurrent repetition of some word, phrase, situation, or idea as a way to unify a work through its power to recall earlier occurrences
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leitmotif
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type of poetry meant to entertain or amuse
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light verse
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form of light verse, containing five lines and a prescribed rhyme scheme
chiefly concerned with manners and morals |
Limerick
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form of understatement in which the negative of the opposite is used to achieve emphasis and intensity
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Litotes
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writing that exploits the speech, dress, and habits of thought to a certain region, primarily for the portrayal of life of a geographical setting
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Local color
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sentence grammatically complete before its end
opposite of periodic sentence |
loose sentence
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subjective, reflective poetry with regular rhyme scheme and meter that reveals the poet's thoughts and feelings to create a single, unique impression
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lyric
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inappropriateness of speech resulting from the use of one word for another that resembles it
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malapropism
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line of verse that ends on a stressed syllable
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masculine ending
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rhyme that falls on the stressed, concluding syllables of the rhyme words
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masculine rhyming
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an elaborate dramatic spectacle involving masked actors, lavish costumes, and music
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masque
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