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