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rhyme

Literature; General literature

The repetition of identical or similar concluding syllables in different words, most often at the ends of lines. Rhyme is predominantly a function of sound rather than spelling; thus, words that end ...

reversal

Literature; General literature

The point in a story when the protagonist’s fortunes turn in an unexpected direction. See also plot.

resolution

Literature; General literature

The conclusion of a plot’s conflicts and complications. The resolution, also known as the falling action, follows the climax in the plot. See also dénouement, plot.

recognition

Literature; General literature

The moment in a story when previously unknown or withheld information is revealed to the protagonist, resulting in the discovery of the truth of his or her situation and, usually, a decisive change ...

reader-response criticism

Literature; General literature

An approach to literature that focuses on the reader rather than the work itself, by attempting to describe what goes on in the reader’s mind during the reading of a text. Hence, the consciousness of ...

quatrain

Literature; General literature

A four-line stanza. Quatrains are the most common stanzaic form in the English language; they can have various meters and rhyme schemes. See also meter, rhyme, stanza.

pyramidal pattern

Literature; General literature

Typical plot type, split into three parts. The initial part consists of rising action, a related series of incidents that build towards a point, but also causes conflict for the protagonist. The ...