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stream of conciousness
an attempt to reproduce the unembellished flow of thoughts in the human mind
style
the manner in which the author uses words, shapes ideas, forms sentences, and creates a structure to convey ideas
surrealism
an attempt to reproduce and interpret the images of the unconscious mind as manifested in dreams
symbolism
the use of one object to suggest another
synecdoche
a figure of speech in which a part signifies the whole or the whole signifies the part
tension
presenting the image suggests the idea
theme
the main idea or meaning
tone
the author's attitude toward the subject being written about
tragedy
a form of literature in which the hero is destroyed by some character flaw
transcendentalism
a form of romanticism, largely of a philosophical nature
trope
the use of a word in a figurative sense
verbal irony
a discrepancy between the true meaning of a situation and the literal meaning of the spoken words
verisimilitude
similar to truth
villanelle
a french verse form calculated to appear simple but consisting of 19 lines and a prescribed rhyme scheme
voice
the real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker
wit
the quickness of intellect and the power and talent for saying brilliant things
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Barrons #9
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2014-03-31T22:06:13Z
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