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| naturalism | writing that demonstrates a deep interest in nature; also used to describe any form of extreme realism |
| neoclassicism | Restoration literary movement in which writers turned to Greek/Roman models for inspiration |
| novel | an extended prose narrative |
| octave | - an eight line stanza |
| ode | a long, formal lyric poem with a serious theme |
| onomatopoeia | the use of a word to represent or to imitate natural sounds. EN: sizzle, buzz, pop, hiss, meow |
| oxymoron | technique used to produce an effect by a seeming self-contradiction. EX cruel kindness, make haste slowly |
| parable | a parable is a brief story, usually with human characters, that teaches a moral lesson. The most famous parables are those told by Christ in the Bible. |
| paradox | a statement that seems contradictory, unbelievable, or absurd but that may actually be true in fact |
| parallelism | refers to the repeated use of phrases, clauses, or sentences that are similar in structure and meaning. Writers used this technique to emphasize important ideas, create rhythm, and make their writing forceful and direct. |
| paraphrase | a restatement of an idea in such a way as to retain the meaning while changing the diction and form |
| parody | a literary work that imitates and makes fun of another work, type of work, or specific author |
| pedantic | teaching |
| pentameter | measure of five poetic feet. |
| periodic sentence | a long sentences that only makes sense only at the end. |
| personification | giving human characteristics to inanimate objects, ideas, or animals. |
| point of view | the perspective from which story is told |
| prose | all for of written expression not having a regular rhythmical pattern |
| prosody | the science or art of versification, including the study of metrical structure, rhyme, stanza form, etc. |
| protagonist | the chief character |
| pun | play on words that are identical or similar in sound but have sharply diverse meanings. Puns can have serious as well as humorous uses |
| pyretic | a metrical foot having two unstressed syllables |
