Literary Terms

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epistolary

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told in a series of letters presented as actual correspondence

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Bildungsroman

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an education novel that follows the main character's growth and maturity

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Roman à clef

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novels feature actual persons and events that are presented as fiction.

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picaresque

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satirical fiction characterized by the episodic adventures of a roguish, often low born hero who navigates society with wit and cunning

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neoclassicism

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literary movement that revered correctness, harmony, and restraint.

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epigram

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short, witty poems that are usually complimentary or satirical

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rondeau

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13-line poem

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cinquain

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5-line stanza

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elegy

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formal poem or mourning or lament