| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Denotation | The dictionary meaning of a word |
| Denouement | The final outcome or resolution of a play or story |
| Description | Writing that helps the reader to picture scenes, events, and characters |
| Dialect | A form of language that is spoken in a particular place or by a particular group of people |
| Dialogue | Consists of the conversations characters have with one another. (and more) |
| Diction | An author's choice of words based on their correctness, clearness, or effectiveness. (and more) |
| Diactic | Literature instructs or presents a moral or religious statement |
| Drama | The form of literature known as plays; but drama also refers to the type of serious play that is often concerned with the leading character's relationship to society rather than with some tragic flaw within his personality |
| Dramatic Monologue | A literary work (or a part of a literary work) in which a character is speaking about him or herself as if another person were present. (and more) |
| Dynamic Character | A character who undergoes adaptation, change, or growth -- Pinocchio |
| Empathy | Putting yourself in someone else's place and imagining how that person must feel |
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