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Contributors in Fiction
Fiction
Convention
Literature; Fiction
A customary feature of a literary work, such as the use of a chorus in Greek tragedy, the inclusion of an explicit moral in a fable, or the use of a particular rhyme scheme in a villanelle. Literary ...
Flashback
Literature; Fiction
An interruption of a work's chronology to describe or present an incident that occurred prior to the main time frame of a work's action. Writers use flashbacks to complicate the sense of chronology ...
Figurative language
Literature; Fiction
A form of language use in which writers and speakers convey something other than the literal meaning of their words. Examples include hyperbole or exaggeration, litotes or understatement, simile and ...
Falling action
Literature; Fiction
In the plot of a storey or play, the action following the climax of the work that moves it towards its denouement or resolution.
Metonymy
Literature; Fiction
A figure of speech in which a closely related term is substituted for an object or idea. An example: We have always remained loyal to the crown. See Synecdoche.
Metaphor
Literature; Fiction
A comparison between essentially unlike things without an explicitly comparative word such as like or as. An example is "My love is a red, red rose." Compare Simile.
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