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Historical note
5.2 - BT Literature removed, Composing (Texts) added.
Alternative terms
UF
↸
Coup de theatre
UF
↸
Literary terms
UF
↸
Rhetorical devices
Broader Terms
BT
↑
Creating texts
More specific terms
NT4
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Alienation effect
NT4
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Allegories
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NT5
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Fables
NT5
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Parables
NT4
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Alliterations
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NT5
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Assonance
NT5
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Consonance
NT4
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Ambiguity
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NT5
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Puns
NT4
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Analogy
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NT5
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Anthropomorphism
NT4
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Apostrophes (Literary devices)
NT4
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Appropriation (Literary devices)
NT4
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Denotations
NT4
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Dialogue
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NT5
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Asides
NT5
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Captions
NT5
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Direct speech
NT5
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Indirect speech
NT5
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Speech balloons
NT4
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Diction
NT4
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Dissonances
NT4
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Dramatic action
NT4
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Emotive language
NT4
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Figures of speech
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NT5
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Allusions
NT5
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Antitheses
NT5
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Euphemisms
NT5
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Hyperbole
NT5
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Irony
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NT6
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Dramatic irony
NT6
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Sarcasm
NT6
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Verbal irony
NT5
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Metaphors
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NT6
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Conceits
NT5
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Metonyms
NT5
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Onomatopoeia
NT5
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Oxymorons
NT5
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Personification
NT5
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Rhetorical questions
NT5
↓
Similes
NT4
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Flash forwards
NT4
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Flashbacks
NT4
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Humour
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NT5
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Jokes
NT4
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Imagery (Rhetorical device)
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NT5
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Aural imagery
NT5
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Tactile imagery
NT5
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Visual imagery
NT4
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Innuendo
NT4
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Juxtaposition
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NT5
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Appositions
NT4
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Malapropisms
NT4
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Mimesis
NT4
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Monologues
NT4
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Motifs (Literature)
NT4
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Narration
NT4
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Paradoxes
NT4
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Parodies
NT4
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Perspective (Literary devices)
NT4
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Persuasive techniques
NT4
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Plots (Stories)
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NT5
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Climaxes
NT5
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Denouements
NT5
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Quests
NT5
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Red herrings
NT5
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Scenarios
NT5
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Subplots
NT5
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Synopses
NT4
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Referential language
NT4
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Repetition (Literary devices)
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NT5
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Anaphora
NT5
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Rule of three
NT4
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Satire
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NT5
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Caricatures
NT4
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Soliloquies
NT4
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Spoonerisms
NT4
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Suspense
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NT5
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Cliffhangers
NT4
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Wordplay
Date of creation
20-Oct-2012
Accepted term
20-Oct-2012
Descendant terms
77
ARK
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More specific terms
37
Alternative terms
3
Related terms
0
Notes
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