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Question		Answer
allegory start learning		simply, a narrative that has a symbolic meaning.
alliteration start learning		it is when a text has three or more succeeding words that start with the same sound.
ambiguity start learning		it means double meaning, in both poetry and prose.
blank verse start learning		it is when a poem (of a certain metric pattern) has no end rhymes
the character start learning		it is a literary genre; it is a short, and usually witty, sketch in prose of a distinctive type of person.
a character start learning		it is the person(s) in a narrative or a play. They can be described directly (through the narrator) or indirectly (through the eyes of other characters.
a verbal cliché start learning		is a fixed and often used expression.
a structural clichè start learning		it is a common and predictable element of a narrative. It can be either a character or a turn of the plot.
comedy start learning		a comedy is a play or a film that puts the audience in a good and safe mood.
connotation start learning		is a suggestion made by the use of a particular word in a literary piece, poem, or speech.
epic start learning		An epic is a long, often book-length, narrative in verse form that retells the heroic journey of a single person or a group of persons.
epiphany start learning		epiphany in Greek means “manifestation of God.” In literature it means a sudden and often spiritual awakening, like when a character suddenly sees with clarity the way out of a predicament or a dilemma.
essay start learning		a composition about a topic, often arguing a certain thesis or stating a point of view.
foreshadow start learning		place hints or bits of information that will lead the reader to an anticipation of the outcome of the narrative.
free verse start learning		is an open form of poetry, which in its modern form arose through the French vers libre form. It does not use consistent meter patterns, rhyme, or any musical pattern. It thus tends to follow the rhythm of natural speech.
gothic start learning		in literature the word is used about the type of novels of the late 18th century, containing eerie ingredients like ghosts in derelict castles with dark hallways and hidden doors. Other elements would include violent action, occultism and sorcery.
humanism start learning		is a devotion to the humanities or literary culture.
hyperbole start learning		It's an intentional exaggeration for emphasis or comic effect.
imagery start learning		is a common term in modern literary theory; it describes poetry that is rich with suggestive images and associations. That is the sensory and figurative language used in poetry.
irony start learning		it means to say the opposite of what one really means.
melodrama start learning		in literature the term will denote a plot which is a bit over the top when it comes to effects. The plot will often be sentimental and not strictly credible, and the characters are more exaggerated “types” than believable persons.
metaphor start learning		it is a figure of speech where two or more elements of a different nature are compared with each other, but without “like” or “as”.
simile start learning		If the comparison includes “like” or “as”
meter start learning		it is a collective term for the rhythmic pattern of a poem.
motif start learning		it is a recurring element in a literary text. It may be an incident or a phrase that occurs in different situations and settings through the text.
narrator start learning		is the one that relates the story, and whose information unfolds the plot.
omniscient start learning		it means “to know it all,” and is used about a narrator who is everywhere in the story and can reveal the thoughts of all the characters.
paradox start learning		it is a phrase or statement which seems self-contradictory, but turns out to have a valid meaning after all. It is a statement which seems on its face to be absurd, yet turns out to be interpretable in a way that makes good sense.
pathos start learning		It's the emotion the speaker/writer hopes to induce in the audience.
protagonist start learning		it is the main character of a narrative.
denotation start learning		The literal meaning of a word
“Stream of consciousness” start learning		it was a term which was introduced during modernism, and means that the narrative is based on what goes on in the mind of a protagonist.
symbol start learning		it is an object, expression or event that represents an idea beyond itself.
tragedy start learning		in this an innocent protagonist will be involved in escalating circumstances with a fatal result. The tragic development is either caused by a flaw in the character’s personality or by events that evolve beyond his control.
narrative start learning		it is the story itself, it is the telling of related events in a cohesive format that centers around a central theme or idea.

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