Literary devices and terms are the techniques and elements—from figures of speech to narrative devices to poetic meters—that writers use to create narrative literature, poetry, speeches, or …

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What's the Function of Falling Action in Literature? Not all pieces of writing that have plots also make use of falling action—some plots end very suddenly after the climax, for example—but …

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Rising action: Everything in between. What's the Function of Rising Action in Literature? Virtually every story can be said to use rising action to build the narrative. It serves the following …

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There are many novels, plays, and other works of literature that fall into the genre of satire. These works are all characterized by their consistent and sustained satirical attacks on their various …