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of or relating to the commissioning or preparing of material for publication.

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A solemn poem that mourns the death of a person or the passing of an era.

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An argument that appeals to the reader's emotions

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A section or speech at the end of a book or play that serves as a comment on or a conclusion to what has happened.

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An instant of revelation or insight in which a character suddenly recognizes a previously unknown truth.

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A pithy saying or remark expressing an idea in a clever and amusing way.

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A phrase or statement written in memory of a person who has died, esp. as an inscription on a tombstone.

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A mild expression used to describe an otherwise offensive word or topic. For example, dying can be euphemistically described as "passing away," "going to a better place," or "leaving us."

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The quality of being pleasing to the ear, esp. through a harmonious combination of words.

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An expert witness, professional witness or judicial expert is a witness, who by virtue of education, training, skill, or experience, is believed to have expertise and specialised knowledge in a particular subject beyond that of the average person.

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A systematic explanation of a specific topic.

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Rhetorical modes describe the variety, conventions, and purposes of the major kinds of writing. Four of the most common rhetorical modes and their purpose are exposition, argumentation, description, and narration.

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An extended metaphor, also known as a conceit or sustained metaphor, is when an author exploits a single metaphor or analogy at length through multiple linked vehicles, tenors, and grounds

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A struggle occurring outside the mind of a character

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A short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral.

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The part of a plot that falls after the climax, in which the complications of the rising action are untangled. The denouement.

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Fantasy novels create settings and characters that do not exist in our world. Wizards, castles, dragons, orgs, fairies and unicorns are all figures of fantasy novels. 

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A comic dramatic work using buffoonery and horseplay and typically including crude characterization and ludicrously improbable situations.

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Figurative language is the use of figures of speech in writing to attain a special effect. It is usually associated with poetry, but it is a useful prose-writing tool, as well, if it is not overused. Figurative language can strengthen your writing if it is used sparingly and with care.

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Narration from the perspective of "I" or "We."  Narrators may be involved with the action or may simply observe it; they may also be reliable or unreliable.

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A shift in a story to events that took place earlier, needed to fill in background details.

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A simple or one-sided character in a story; one who does not change or develop. Characters who reveal only one personality trait.

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Prevent (something considered wrong or undesirable) from succeeding

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The use of details and clues to suggest events that will occur later in the story.

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The "shape" or organizational mode of a particular poem. In most poems (like sonnets), the form consists of a set number of lines, a set rhyme scheme, and a set meter for each line.

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An essay relating to or involving outward form or structure.

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In mathematics, computer science, and linguistics, a formal language is a set of strings of symbols that may be constrained by rules that are specific to it.

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A literary technique that sometimes serves as a companion piece to a story within a story, whereby an introductory or main narrative is presented, at least in part, for the purpose of setting the stage either for a more emphasized second narrative or for a set of shorter stories

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Poetry with neither rhyme nor rhythm and meter

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means "type" or "kind", as in "what kind of novel do you like?" It comes from the French word "genre" which is used especially to mean "independent style".

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Text that does not contain prose but rather information is presented through charts, graphs or pictures.

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A person, typically a man, who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities.

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The state of being related or referred to the character of history.

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Deliberate overstatement or exaggeration to achieve emphasis. For example, I told you a million times to shut the door.

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