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naturalism
a manner or technique of treating subject matter through detail that presents a deterministic view of human life and actions
apologia
a work written as an explanation or justification of one's motives, convictions, or acts
scene
an episode, situation, or the like, as in a narrative
character sketch
a short essay describing a person or a literary profile
counterplot
a secondary theme in a play or other literary work, used as a contrast to or variation of the main theme
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imagism
a style of poetry that employs free verse and the patterns and rhythms of common speech
interior monologue
a form of stream-of-consciousness writing that represents the inner thoughts of a character
irony
a technique of indicating, as through character or plot development, an intention or attitude opposite to that which is actually or ostensibly stated
objective correlative
a completely depicted situation or chain of events that objectifies a particular emotion in such a way as to evoke that emotion in the reader
tragic flaw
the character defect that causes the downfall of the protagonist of a tragedy; hamartia
verve
n
enthusiasm or vigor, as in literary or artistic work; spirit
iniquity
n
gross injustice or wickedness.

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