| Term | Definition |
|---|
| epic simile | an extended comparison that mounts in excitement and usually ends in a climax |
| iambic pentameter | the most common verse line in English poetry |
| imagery | language that appeals to any sense of any combination of senses |
| novel | a fictional narrative in prose, generally longer than a short story |
| omniscient point-of-view | all-knowing narrator |
| narrator | one who tells the story |
| personification | a figure of speech in which an animal, an object, a natural force, or an idea is given personality, or described as if it were human |
| conflict | a struggle between to opposing forces or characters in a short story, novel, play, or narrative poem |
| exposition | the kind of writing that is intended primarily to present information |
| rising action | those events in a play that lead to a turning point in the action |
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