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Catharsis

Emotional release experienced by the audience.

Iconoclast

A person who challenges established beliefs or institutions.

Aesthetic

Concerned with beauty and artistic expression.

Didactic

Intended to teach, particularly in moral lessons.

Allegory

A narrative with symbolic meanings beyond the literal.

Climax

The most intense point in a narrative.

Denouement

The resolution or conclusion of a story.

Exposition

Introduction of background information in a narrative.

Logos

Appeal to logic and reason in arguments.

Ethos

Appeal to credibility and ethical character.

Pathos

Appeal to emotion in persuasive writing.

Synecdoche

A figure of speech where a part represents the whole.

Juxtaposition

Placing contrasting elements close together for effect.

Extended Metaphor

A metaphor developed over several lines or throughout a work.

Apostrophe

Addressing an absent or imaginary person or concept.

Character

An individual in a narrative or dramatic work.

Compare

To examine similarities between two or more elements.

Contrast

To examine differences between two or more elements.

Eucatastrophe

A sudden positive turn in a narrative's plot.

Foreshadowing

Hints or clues about future events in a story.

Dramatic Irony

When the audience knows something characters do not.

Situational Irony

A discrepancy between expected and actual outcomes.

Verbal Irony

Saying the opposite of what is meant.

Setting

The time and place where a story occurs.

Point of View

The perspective from which a story is told.

Superfluous

Exceeding what is sufficient or necessary.

Tenet

A principle or belief held to be true.