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Dramatic irony

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Where the audience or reader is aware of something important, of which characters in the story are not aware.

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Dialogue

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Where characters speak to one another; may often be used to substitute for exposition or to clarify the ideological conflicts.

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Creative license

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Exaggeration or alteration of objective facts or reality for the purpose of enhancing meaning in a fictional context.

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Blank verse

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Non-rhyming poetry, usually written in iambic pentameter.

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Anthropomorphism

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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.)

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Alliteration

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The repetition of consonant sounds within close proximity, usually in consecutive words within the same sentence or line.

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