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ballad verse

verse metrical

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sequence

cadence rhythmic

pause

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action

complication an

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synonym

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conflict struggle

character

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poetry type

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revelation

epiphany sudden

commendatory

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succession

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tone the

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alliteration

the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds through a sequence of words.

assonance

repetition of vowel sounds in a sequence of words with different endings.

ballad

verse narrative that is, or originally was, meant to be sung.

blank verse

metrical verse form most like everyday human speech; unrhymed lines in iambic pentameter.

cacophony

harsh or jarring sound of words or phrases.

cadence

rhythmic sequence or flow of sounds in language.

caesura

short pause within a line of poetry; often but not always signaled by punctuation.

carpe diem

"seize the day" (Latin); common theme of literary works that emphasize the brevity of life and the need to make the most of the present.

complication

an action or event that introduces a new conflict or intensifies the existing one, especially during the rising action phase of plot.

conclusion/resolution/denouement (compare/contrast)

also called resolution, the fifth and last phase or part of plot, the point at which the situation that was destabilized at the beginning becomes stable one more and the conflict is resolved.

synonym for falling action, conclusion/resolution, or phrase following conclusion (loose ends tied up)

conflict

struggle between opposing forces

external: character v.s. something or someone outside themself, another character or some impersonal force (nature/society)