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Fiction

Satire

Literature; Fiction

A literary work that criticises human misconduct and ridicules vices, stupidities, and follies.

Recognition

Literature; Fiction

The point at which a character understands his or her situation as it really is.

Literal language

Literature; Fiction

A form of language in which writers and speakers mean exactly what their words denote. See Figurative language, Denotation, and Connotation.

Irony

Literature; Fiction

A contrast or discrepancy between what is said and what is meant or between what happens and what is expected to happen in life and in literature. In verbal irony, characters say the opposite of what ...

Imagery

Literature; Fiction

The pattern of related comparative aspects of language, particularly of images, in a literary work.

Conflict

Literature; Fiction

A struggle between opposing forces in a storey or play, usually resolved by the end of the work. The conflict may occur within a character as well as between characters.

Connotation

Literature; Fiction

The associations called up by a word that goes beyond its dictionary meaning. Poets, especially, tend to use words rich in connotation.

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