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Crisis- a point of high tension in a narrative
Colloquial- writing style characteristic of familiar or informal conversation
Comic relief- comic episodes in a dramatic or literary work that offset more serious sections.
Cliche: a trite, stereotyped expression; a sentence or phrase, usually expressing a popular or common thought or idea, that has lost originality, ingenuity, and impact by long overuse
couplet: a pair of successive lines of verse, especially a pair that rhyme and are of the same length.
Dues ex machina: (noun)An unexpected power or event saving a hopeless situation, esp. as a plot device in a play or novel.
Dialect: the regional variety of a language, with differences in vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation
Atmosphere-mood or tone: a prevailing emotional tone or attitude, especially one associated with a specific place or time
connotation: the associated or secondary meaning of a word or expression in addition to its explicit or primary meaning
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Crisis- a point of high tension in a narrative
ReplyDeleteColloquial- writing style characteristic of familiar or informal conversation
ReplyDeleteComic relief- comic episodes in a dramatic or literary work that offset more serious sections.
ReplyDeleteCliche: a trite, stereotyped expression; a sentence or phrase, usually expressing a popular or common thought or idea, that has lost originality, ingenuity, and impact by long overuse
ReplyDeletecouplet: a pair of successive lines of verse, especially a pair that rhyme and are of the same length.
ReplyDeleteDues ex machina: (noun)
ReplyDeleteAn unexpected power or event saving a hopeless situation, esp. as a plot device in a play or novel.
Dialect: the regional variety of a language, with differences in vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation
ReplyDeleteAtmosphere-mood or tone: a prevailing emotional tone or attitude, especially one associated with a specific place or time
ReplyDeleteconnotation: the associated or secondary meaning of a word or expression in addition to its explicit or primary meaning
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