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A commonly used metrical line in traditional verse and verse drama.
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A group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words (e.g., rain cats and dogs, see the light ).
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A simile or metaphor.
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Visually descriptive or figurative language, esp. in a literary work.
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An ending in which the central problem or conflict is left unresolved.
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Indirect presentation is a way by which an author's character in a story is described through his actions. The personality of a character is revealed by what he or she does or says thus the reader must infer what the character is like.
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The essay written in informal, relaxed manner, mainly in order to amuse both the reader and the author.
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Slang is represented as a lexicon of non-standard words and phrases within a language, typically associated with the subversion of a standard variety.
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A piece of writing expressing a character's inner thoughts.
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The struggle occurring within a character's mind. As opposed to external conflict, in which a character is grappling some force outside of him or herself, the dilemma posed by an internal conflict is usually some ethical or emotional question.
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A rhyme involving a word in the middle of a line and another at the end of the line or in the middle of the next.
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The expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.
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Special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand.
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The fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.
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A traditional story sometimes popularly regarded as historical but unauthenticated.
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The author tells the story, using the third person, but is limited to a complete knowledge of one character in the story and tells us only what that one character thinks, feels, sees, or hears.
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Is a distinction within some fields of language analysis. Literal language refers to words that do not deviate from their defined meaning.
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Expressing the writer's emotions, usually briefly and in stanzas or recognized forms.
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