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 * Legends:** A story about mythical or supernatural beings or events, or a story coming down from the past, especially one popularly regarded as historical although not verifiable.


 * Limerick****:** A light or humorous verse form of five lines, of which lines 1, 2 and 5 rhymes and lines 3 and 4 rhyme.


 * Limited view:** In literature, a speaker is speaking either in the first person, telling things from his or her own perspective, or in the third person, telling things from the perspective of an onlooker. If the speaker is unable to know what is in any character's mind but his or her own, this is called limited view.


 * Literary Conflict:** The struggle that grows out of the interplay of the two opposing forces in a plot.


 * Literary Devices**: Tools used by the author to enliven and provide voice to the writing (e.g., dialogue, alliteration).


 * Literary Elements:** The essential techniques used in literature (e.g., characterization, setting, plot, theme).


 * Literary Nonfiction:** Text that includes literary elements and devices usually associated with fiction to report on actual persons, places, or events. Examples include nature and travel writing, biography, memoir, and the essay.