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non sequitur
statement or idea that fails to logically follow from the one above
objective
relating to facts and reality; opposite of subjective
ode
lyric poem with serious, exalted feelings towards the subject
old english
language spoken in england from 450-1150 AD
omniscient narrator
a narrator with unlimited awareness and understanding
onomatopoeia
the use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning
oxymoron
conjoining contradictory terms
parable
stories that illustrate a moral or spiritual truth
paradox
seemingly self-contradictory statement that is true
parallel structure
structure required for expressing multiple grammatical elements of equal rank
parody
imitation of a work intended to mock its style and subject
paraphrase
version of text or speech put into simpler, everyday words
pastoral
work of literature dealing with rural life
pathetic fallacy
faulty reasoning that inappropriately ascribes human feelings to non-humans or objects
pathos
element in literature that evokes feelings in the reader
pedantic
narrowly academic and esoteric
periodic sentence
a sentence in which subordinate clauses precede the main, independent clause
persona
the role that a character assumes or depicts to the audience
personification
a figure of speech in which non-humans are given human characteristics
plot
main events of a literary work
point of view
relation in which a narrator or speaker stands to the subject of discourse
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