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  2. Glossary of literary terms - Wikipedia

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    Also apophthegm. A terse, pithy saying, akin to a proverb, maxim, or aphorism. aposiopesis A rhetorical device in which speech is broken off abruptly and the sentence is left unfinished. apostrophe A figure of speech in which a speaker breaks off from addressing the audience (e.g., in a play) and directs speech to a third party such as an opposing litigant or some other individual, sometimes ...

  3. Heteroglossia - Wikipedia

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    A point of view contained in one language is capable of observing and interpreting another from the outside, and vice versa. Thus the languages "interanimate" one another as they enter into dialogue. [ 13 ] [ 14 ] Any sort of unitary significance or monologic value system assumed by a discrete language is irrevocably undermined by the presence ...

  4. Focalisation - Wikipedia

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    In narratology, focalisation is the perspective through which a narrative is presented, as opposed to an omniscient narrator. [1] Coined by French narrative theorist Gérard Genette, his definition distinguishes between internal focalisation (first-person) and external focalisation (third-person, fixed on the actions of and environments around a character), with zero focalisation representing ...

  5. Hindi literature - Wikipedia

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    Hindi literature (Hindi: हिंदी साहित्य, romanized: hindī sāhitya) includes literature in the various Central Indo-Aryan languages, also known as Hindi, some of which have different writing systems. Earliest forms of Hindi literature are attested in poetry of Apabhraṃśa such as Awadhi and Marwari.

  6. Perspective-taking - Wikipedia

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    Perspective-taking is the act of perceiving a situation or understanding a concept from an alternative point of view, such as that of another individual. [1]A vast amount of scientific literature suggests that perspective-taking is crucial to human development [2] and that it may lead to a variety of beneficial outcomes.

  7. Point of view - Wikipedia

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    Point of view (literature) or narrative mode, the perspective of the narrative voice; the pronoun used in narration; Point of view (philosophy), an attitude how one sees or thinks of something; Point-of-view shot, a technique in motion photography; Point of view (pornography), a subset of gonzo pornography in which the performer also holds the ...

  8. Category:Hindi-language literature - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Hindi-language literature" The following 49 pages are in this category, out of 49 total. This list may not reflect recent ... Mobile view ...

  9. Perspective - Wikipedia

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    Perspectivity, the formation of an image in a picture plane of a scene viewed from a fixed point, and its modeling in geometry Perspective (graphical), representing the effects of visual perspective in graphic arts; Aerial perspective, the effect the atmosphere has on the appearance of an object as it is viewed from a distance