exposition: The setting of the story
expressionism: creating work through use of nature and it's elements
fable: Short story using animals to teach morals
fallacy: misleading argument
falling action: The series of events that occur after the climax
farce: a short play focusing on situations
figurative language: language that contains figures of speech
flashback: to recall a lifelike memory from the past
foil: to keep someone from succeeding
folk tale: A story passed on traditionally from generation to generation
foreshadowing: A technique author's use to allude to upcoming scenes
free verse: verse that does not have any pattern
genre: category which a story is placed under
gothic tale: A story usually told under the genre of gothism
hyperbole: This literary terms list is taking FOREVER.
imagery: To vividly describe setting, people, objects etc. in a story
implication: Something usually implied by the story
incongruity: does not follow set path
inference: The act of inferring
irony: To state a meaning completely opposite of what was given.
I used dictionary.com for my definitions
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