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Dramatic irony
Where the audience or reader is aware of something important, of which characters in the story are not aware.
Dialogue
Where characters speak to one another; may often be used to substitute for exposition or to clarify the ideological conflicts.
Creative license
Exaggeration or alteration of objective facts or reality for the purpose of enhancing meaning in a fictional context.
Blank verse
Non-rhyming poetry, usually written in iambic pentameter.
Anthropomorphism
Where animals or inanimate objects are portrayed in a story as people, such as by walking, talking, or being given arms, legs and/or facial features. (This technique is often incorrectly called personification.)
Alliteration
The repetition of consonant sounds within close proximity, usually in consecutive words within the same sentence or line.