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diction

A writer's or speaker's choice of words

conceit

A fanciful figure of speech that makes a suprising connection between two seemingly dissimilar things

apostrophe

A figure of speech that addresses someone or something that is absent

caesura

A pause or break within a line of poetry

dramatic monologue

A poem in which a character addresses one or more listeners who remains silent or whose replies are not revealed

elegy

A poem that mourns the death of a person

allusion

A reference to a statement, person, place, or event from history or mythology

allegory

A story in which the characters, settings, and events stand for abstract or moral concepts

epigram

A brief, clever, and usually memorable statement

antagonist

The character or force that creates the struggle

couplet

two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme


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