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Frame Tale

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a group of stories unified by a central theme or situation

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Beast fable

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a moral tale in which the animals act the parts of human beings

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Ballad

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a poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas. Traditional ballads are typically of unknown authorship, having been passed on orally from one generation to the next as part of the folk culture.

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Folk Ballad

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a song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms part of their culture

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Literary Ballad

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a narrative poem created by a poet in imitation of the old anonymous folk ballad. Usually the literary ballad is more elaborate and complex; the poet may retain only some of the devices and conventions of the older verse narrative

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Couplets

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two lines of verse, usually in the same meter and joined by rhyme, that form a unit

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Tone

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the general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation, etc.

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Quatrain

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a stanza of four lines, especially one having alternate rhymes.

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Romance

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a feeling of excitement and mystery associated with love

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Didacticism

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intended to convey instruction and information as well as pleasure and entertainment

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Plot

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the main events of a play, novel, movie, or similar work, devised and presented by the writer as an interrelated sequence

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Atmosphere

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the pervading tone or mood of a place, situation, or work of art

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Hyperbole

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exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

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Symbolism

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the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.

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Understatement

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the presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is

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Metonymy

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the substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant, for example suit for business executive, or the track for horse racing