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Antanaclasis

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A figure of speech that makes a pun by repeating the same word, or two words sounding alike, but with differing senses.

Omniscient narrator

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An "all-knowing" kind of narrator very commonly found in works of fiction written as third-person narratives.

Dramatic monologue

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A kind of poem in which a single fictional or historical character other than the poet speaks to a silent 'audience' of one or more persons.

Dream vision

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A kind of narrative (usually but not always in verse) in which the narrator falls asleep and dreams the events of the tale.

Clausula

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The closing words of a prose sentence, especially when characterised by a distinct rhythm or cadence, as in the Latin oratory of Cicero or his imitators.

Codex

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A book consisting of ancient manuscripts. The study of codices is called codicology.

Aleatory

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Dependent upon chance. Aleatory writing involves an element of randomness either in composition, as in automatic writing and the cut-up, or in the reader's selection and ordering of writing ...