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Allegory
Story where characters, objects, and actions have additional meanings.
Assonance
Usage of same or similar vowel sounds of several closely placed words that end with different consonant sounds. Ex - Mellow Wedding Bells
Asyndeton
The deliberate omission of conjunctions to creat a concise statement. Ex - I came, I saw, I conquered
Bildungsroman
A novel that explores the maturation of the protagonist. A coming-of-age story.
Catharsis
The emotional effect a tragic drama has on its audience.
Comedy of Manners
A satiric drama that publicly criticizes social conventions.
Consonance
Consonance is the repetition of consonant sounds within and at the end of words.
Farce
A form of drama marked by absurd situations.
Foil
A character who contrasts another character.
In Medias Res
Starting a story in the middle.
Inverted Syntax
Reversal in the expected order of words.
Metonymy
Substituting a thing that represents something else that is closely related. Ex - “The Pentagon” released a statement.
Parable
Brief story that is meant to teach a lesson.
Synechdoche
Substituting a part of the whole for the whole itself. Ex - He's got a nice set of wheels. Wheels refers to a car.
Caesura
A pause or break in a line of poetry.
Elegy
Poem written in tribute to a person.
Enjambment
Continuation of a thought from one line of poetry to another.
Eulogy
Poem, speech, or other work written in praise of someone.
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