exposition: the act of expounding, setting forth; writing or speech primarily intended to convey information
expressionism: fine arts a manner of painting, drawing, sculpting, etc. in which forms derived from nature are distorted or exaggerated & colors are intensified for emotive or expressive purposes; literature a technique of distorting objects & events in order to represent them as they are perceive by a character in a literary work
fable: a short tale to tell a moral lesson, often with animals or inanimate objects as characters
fallacy: a deceptive, misleading, or false notion, belief, etc.
falling action: the part of a literary plot that occurs after the climax has been reached & the conflict has been resolved
farce: a light, humorous play in which the plot depends upon a skillfully exploited situation rather than upon the development of a character
figurative language: language that contains or uses figures of speech, especially metaphors
flashback: a device in a narrative of a motion picture, novel, etc. by which an event or scene taking place before the present time in the narrative is inserted into the chronological structure of the work
foil: to prevent the success of; frustrate
folk tale: a tale or legend originating & traditional among a people or folk, especially one forming part of the oral tradition of the common people
foreshadowing: to show or indicate beforehand
free verse: verse that does not follow a fixed metrical pattern
genre: a class or category of artistic endeavor having a particular form, content, technique or the like
gothic tale:
hyperbole: obvious & intentional exaggeration
imagery: the formation of mental images, figures or likeness of things, or of such images collectively
implication:something implied or suggested as naturally to be inferred or understood
incongruity: the quality or condition of being inconsistent
inference: the act or process of inferring; interpretation
irony: the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning
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