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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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