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imagery words/images that create pictures of images in the readres mind in medias res teqnique of plunging into the middle of a story and later using a flashback to tell what has happened recently novel a book-length, lengthy, fictional, narrative onomatopeia the use of a word that is simillar to the meaning oxymoron a figure of speech that combines opposite or contridictary ideas paradox statement that reveals a truth parallesilm use of phrases,clauses, or sentences parody the humorous imitation of a work or a person pastoral poem that deals in an idealized way pathos quality in a work that arouses one's feelings for a character allegory stroy in which a noun are symbolic alliteration repitition of constant sounds allusion a reference to some sort of aspect of literature analogy comparison of two unlike things antogonist opposite antithesis opposite view aphorism a proverb apostrophe when one speaks to nonliving stuff aside internal thought audience assonance repition of vowel sounds aptmosphere mood autobio bio written by that person bio when written by somone else ballad in verse blank verse iambic pentameter caricature drawing exaggerated climax high point of the story comedy characters are common happy ending conceit kind of metaphore comparison between to unlike things very exemplum story in a sermon exposition part of narrative or drama in which an important background fable story told with animals farce type of comedy based on ridiculous situations figurative language not to be interperated litteraly figure of speech similie metaphore free verse has no meter iambic pentameter poetic line consisting of five verse feet gothic novel popular in 18th and 19th centuries hyperbole figure of speech with exageration flash back interupts to show previous events persona an asumed personality personification a figure of speech in which a non human thing is given human qualities plot sequence of events in a story cacophony harsh, unpleasent sound mellifluous gentle sounding word forshadwoing use of hints or clues in a narrative to suggest later events synecdoche substitutes part of a whole novella a long short story