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| couplet | a pair of lines that end the rhyme |
| denouement | the final resolution of a plot |
| dialogue | a conversation between two or more persons |
| dissonance | incompatible sounds |
| dramatic irony | when audience knows something that the characters dont |
| dystopia | a imaginary society in which has degration of values |
| elegy | a type of poem that meditates on death or mortality |
| epic | a long narrative poem on a serious theme in a dignified style |
| epigram | a witty saying |
| epiphany | a moment of revelation |
| eponym | a word derived from a person's name |
| ethos | the moral element in literature determines actors behavior |
| euphemism | a word or phrase that takes place of harsh word |
| euphony | sound blend harmoniously |
| exemplum | an example or model |
| fable | a short tale used to teach a moral |
| farce | extremely broad humor |
| flashback | an insertion of an earlier event into chronicle structure |
| foil | a secondary character whose purpose is to highlight the characteristics of a main character |
| foot | the basic rhythmic unit of a line of poetry |
| foreshadowing | an event or statement in a narrative that in miniature suggest a large event that comes later |
| haiku | japanese verse consist of 17syllables divided into 3 lines, 5,7,5 |
| hamartia | a tragic flaw |
| hubris | excessive pride or ambition of a character that leads to downfall |
| hyperbole | exaggerated statement |
| idyll | poem describing a pastoral scene |
| imagery | mental images |
| irony of situation | outcome of event contrary to what was expected |
| verbal irony | said something and meant another |
| litotes | affirmative is expressed by a negative |
| logos | the rational principle that governs and develops the universe |
| metaphor | a comparison or analogy that states one thing is another |
