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| folk ballad | a song or poem that tells a story composed by unknown singers and passed on orally from one generation to the next |
| literary ballad | a song or poem that tells a story written to imitate the sounds and subjects of folk ballads |
| blank verse | poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter |
| antagonist | the opponent who struggles against or blocks the hero, or protagonist |
| foil | a character who acts as a contrast to another character |
| protagonist | the central character in a story, the one who initiates or drives the action |
| stereotype | a fixed idea or conception of a character or an idea which does not allow for any individuality, often based on religious, social, or racial prejudices |
| climax | that point in a plot that creates the greatest intensity, suspense, or interest |
| conceit | an elaborate metaphor or other figure of speech that compares two things that are startlingly different |
| conflict | the struggle between opposing forces or characters in a story |
