Literary Elements & Other Definitions for Literature --> D:
1. Dactyl --> one unaccented syllable followed by two accented syllables in poetry
2. Deduction --> reasoning from the general to fit the specific
3. Denotation --> the dictionary meaning of a word, independent of other associations
4. Denouement --> (conclusion) the tying together of loose ends
5. Description --> a portrait in words of a person, place or object (sensory)
6. Descriptive Essay --> type of essay that seeks to convey an impression about a person, place, or object (sensory)
7. Dialect --> the form of a language spoken by people in a particular region or group
8. Dialogue --> conversation between two or more characters
9. Diameter --> verse written in two-foot lines
10. Diction --> word choice
11. Direct Characterization --> the author states the character's traits
12. Double Entendre --> two meanings, one is usually risque
13. Drama --> a story written with the intent to be performed by actors
14. Dramatic Dialogue --> poetry that involves the techniques of drama (dialogue and monologue)
15. Dramatic Irony --> irony which is a contradiction between what a character thinks and what the reader knows to be true (reader knows more than the characters)
16. Dramatic Monologue --> a poem or speech spoken by one person
17. Dramatic Poetry --> poetry that involves the techniques of drama (dialogue and monologue)
18. Dynamic Character --> character who develops and grows in the story (changes)
1. Dactyl --> one unaccented syllable followed by two accented syllables in poetry
2. Deduction --> reasoning from the general to fit the specific
3. Denotation --> the dictionary meaning of a word, independent of other associations
4. Denouement --> (conclusion) the tying together of loose ends
5. Description --> a portrait in words of a person, place or object (sensory)
6. Descriptive Essay --> type of essay that seeks to convey an impression about a person, place, or object (sensory)
7. Dialect --> the form of a language spoken by people in a particular region or group
8. Dialogue --> conversation between two or more characters
9. Diameter --> verse written in two-foot lines
10. Diction --> word choice
11. Direct Characterization --> the author states the character's traits
12. Double Entendre --> two meanings, one is usually risque
13. Drama --> a story written with the intent to be performed by actors
14. Dramatic Dialogue --> poetry that involves the techniques of drama (dialogue and monologue)
15. Dramatic Irony --> irony which is a contradiction between what a character thinks and what the reader knows to be true (reader knows more than the characters)
16. Dramatic Monologue --> a poem or speech spoken by one person
17. Dramatic Poetry --> poetry that involves the techniques of drama (dialogue and monologue)
18. Dynamic Character --> character who develops and grows in the story (changes)