Dichotomy: split or break
between two opposing thing.
Diction: the style of speaking
or writing as reflected in the choice and use of words.
Didactic: having to do with the
transmission of information; education.
Dogmatic: rigid in beliefs and
principles.
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Epic: a long narrative poem
unified by a hero who reflects the customs, mores, and aspirations of his nation
of race as he makes his way through legendary and historic exploits, usually
over a long period of time (definition bordering on circumlocution).
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Epigram: witty
aphorism.
Epitaph: any brief inscription
in prose or verse on a tombstone; a short formal poem of commemoration often a
credo written by the person who wishes it to be on his
tombstone.
Epithet: a short, descriptive
name or phrase that may insult someone’s
character, characteristics
Euphemism: the use of an
indirect, mild or vague word or expression for one thought to be coarse,
offensive, or blunt.
Evocative (evocation): a
calling forth of memories and sensations; the suggestion or production through
artistry and imagination of a sense of reality.
Exposition: beginning of a
story that sets forth facts, ideas, and/or characters, in a detailed
explanation..
Expressionism: movement in art,
literature, and music consisting of unrealistic representation of an inner idea or
feeling(s).
Fable: a short, simple story,
usually with animals as characters, designed to teach a moral
truth.
Fallacy: from Latin word “to
deceive”, a false or misleading notion, belief, or argument; any kind of
erroneous reasoning that makes arguments unsound.
Falling Action: part of the
narrative or drama after the climax.
Farce: a boisterous comedy
involving ludicrous action and dialogue.
Figurative Language: apt and
imaginative language characterized by figures of speech (such as metaphor and
simile.
Flashback: a narrative device
that flashes back to prior events.
Foil: a person or thing that,
by contrast, makes another seem better or more
prominent.
Folk Tale: story passed on by
word of mouth
Foreshadowing: in fiction and
drama, a device to prepare the reader for the outcome of the action; “planning”
to make the outcome convincing, though not to give it
away.
Free Verse: verse without
conventional metrical pattern, with irregular pattern or no
rhyme.
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