32) Dialectics- formal debates usually over the nature of truth.
33) Dichotomy- split or break between two opposing things.
34) Diction- choice of words in speech or writing.
35) Didactic- intended to teach
36) Dogmatic- rigid in beliefs and principles.
37) Elegy- a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead.
38) Epic- a long poem narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figure.
39) Epigram- witty aphorism
40) Epitaph- any brief inscription in prose or verse on a tombstone; a short formal poem of commemoration often a credo written by the person who wises it to be on his tombstone.
41) Epithet- a short, descriptive name or phrase that may insult someone's character, characteristics
42) Euphemism- the use of an indirect, mild or vague word or expression for one thought to be coarse, offensive, or blunt.
43) Evocative- a calling forth of memories and sensations; the suggestion or production through artistry and imagination of a sense of reality.
44) Exposition- beginning of a story that sets forth facts, ideas, and/or characters, in a detailed explanation.
45) Expressionism- movement in art, literature, and music consisting of unrealistic representation of an inner idea or feeling.
46) Fable- a short , simple story, usually with animals as characters, designed to teach a moral truth.
47) Fallacy- from Latin word "to deceive", a false or misleading notion, belief, or argument; any kind of erroneous reasoning that makes arguments unsound.
48) Falling Action- part of the narrative or drama after the climax.
49) Farce- a boisterous comedy involving ludicrous action and dialogue.
50) Figurative language- apt and imagination language characterized by figures of speech
51) Flashback- a narrative device that flashes back to prior events.
52) Foil- a person or thing that, by contrast, makes another seem better or more prominent.
53) Folk Tale- story passed on by word or mouth.
54) Foreshadowing- in fiction and drama, a device to prepare the reader for the outcome of the action: "planning" to make the outcome convincing, though not to give it away.
55) Free Verse- verse without conventional metrical pattern, with irregular pattern or no rhyme.
56) Genre- a category or class of artistic endeavor having a particular form, technique, or content.
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