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| anastrophe | inversion of the usual order of words |
| euphemism | the substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt. |
| free verse | verse that does not follow a fixed metrical pattern |
| internal conflict | a characters struggle against him/herself |
| external conflict | a characters struggle against nature |
| denouement | the final resolution of the intricacies of a plot, as of a drama or novel |
| resolution | the act of resolving or determining upon an action or course of action, method, procedure, etc |
| exposition | explanation |
| 3rd person limited point of view | which adheres closely to one character's perspective |
| 3rd person omniscient point of view | method of storytelling in which the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters in the story |
| direct characterization | directly states a characters traits |
| indirect characterization | author provides clues to the characters traits |
| stereotype | to characterize or regard as a stereotype: The actor has been stereotyped as a villain |
| aside | a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience |
| round character | a character in fiction whose personality, background, motives, and other features are fully delineated by the author. |
| flat character | an easily recognized character type in fiction who may not be fully delineated but is useful in carrying out some narrative purpose of the author |
| foil | character by contrast, highlights qualities of another character |
| anecdote | short entertaining story |
| conceit | an elaborate, fanciful metaphor, esp. of a strained or far-fetched nature |
| epiphany | moment of revalation |
| parody | composition that ridicules another composition |
| idyll | a poem or prose composition, usually describing pastoral scenes or events or any charmingly simple episode, appealing incident, or the like. |
| ode | a long elaborate lyric poem |
| regionalism | the theory or practice of emphasizing the regional characteristics of locale or setting, as by stressing local speech. |
| rhyme scheme | pattern of rhyme:ab, ab or abc, abc |
| stock character | a character who represents a sterotype |
