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a device used in literature and film in which a scene or event from the past is inserted into the present or normal, chronological sequence of the narrative. It is used, for example, to provide clues about the reasons or causes of later events, perspectives or relationships.
a sound device in which a word sounds like its meaning, e.g. The bees buzzed in the flowers. The...
the analysis (evaluation) of a piece of a literary text such as a novel, poem or play, which can...
a rhythmic foot consisting of a stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables, e.g....
(also called a stem) the basic element of a word. Some roots form a word alone; others need a...
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