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(also called urban myth) a totally untrue story that many people believe to be true, e.g. The...
See urban legend.
a part of speech that indicates action. Verbs are either finite or non-finite. See finite verb...
the form of the verb that indicates whether the action in a sentence takes place in the past,...
a style of writing and speaking that is verbose, the opposite of concise. Too many words are...
the use of many more words than are necessary.
any writing in poetic form. See blank verse and free verse.
See point of view.
the chief evil character in a literary work, often the antagonist, plotting against the hero or...
imagery that appeals to the sense of sight, e.g. The trees were clad in green.