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the part of a play or story that takes place once the story has reached its climax and the rest of the events are revealed. The tension is over and the audience can predict much of what will happen next. E.g. In Othello, after Othello has murdered Desdemona (the climax) the rest of the play represents the falling action.
a figure of speech in which a harsh fact is expressed in a gentle way, e.g. He passed away.
the place and time where a story occurs, e.g. South Africa in the 1970s apartheid era, Europe...
See hanging participle.
a style of writing and speaking that sensationalises events, e.g. As the blood-stained housewife...
a class of letters or speech sounds (b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, y...