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Iambic Pentameter
A common meter in poetry consisting of an unrhymed line with five feet or accents, each foot containing an unaccented syllable and an accented syllable.
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Idiom
An expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its constituent elements or from the grammatical rules of a language.
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Image
Concrete details and figures of speech that help the reader to form vivid sense impressions of what is being described.
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Imagery
Representation through language of sense experience. Most often suggests a mental picture, but may also represent a sound, smell, taste, or tactical experience.
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Indeterminate Ending
Literature with an uncertain ending or where some problem or conflict may remain undecided.
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Indirect Presentation
The writer presents the character in action, allowing the reader to draw his or her own conclusions about the personality of that character.
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Informal Essay
An essay that does not follow the restrictions of a formal paper. Personal pronouns and casual, spoken language are acceptable.
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Informal Language
The casual language we use every day.
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Interior Monologue
A type of stream of consciousness that depicts the inner thoughts of a character.
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Internal Conflict
The problem or struggle that takes place in the main character's minds (person vs. self).
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Internal Rhyme
Rhyme which comes within lines.
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Irony
A literary device which reveals concealed or contradictory meanings.
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Jargon
Language especially the vocabulary peculiar to a particular trade, profession, or group.
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Juxtaposition
An act or instance of placing close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.
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Legend
A story handed down from the past about a specific person, usually someone of heroic accomplishments.
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Limited Omniscient POV
Author tells the story in third person, but from the viewpoint of a single character. The thoughts and feelings of other characters are not shown.
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Literal Language
What is said is based exactly in reality without the comparisons used in figurative language.
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Lyric
Any short poem intended mainly to express a state of mind or feeling.
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