time and paparallelism- equal function has equal form
parody- mimicking a famous work
pathos-call forth emotion
pedantry- learning for its own sake
personification- human qualities for inanimate objects
plot- plan to accomplish purpose
poignant- eliciting sorrow
point of view
postmodernism- lit. that blurs reality and fantasy
prose- language with no rhyme pattern
protagonist-central character
pun- play on words
purpose- intended result
realism- lit about aspects of life
refrain- chorus
requiem- musical service for dead
resolution- denouement
restatement-idea repeated for emphasis
rhetoric- use of language
rhetorical question- question that suggests own meaning
rising action- plot build up
romanticism- valued reason over fact
satire- ridicules weakness of works or people
scansion- analysis of verse in terms of meter
setting- time and place
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