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| A brief reference to a historical or literary person, place, object, or event |
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| Creation of imaginary persons so that they seem life-like |
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| a critical examination of a work of art to determine its nature and how it measures up to the established standards |
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| A long narrative poem about the deeds of a great hero that reflects the values of the society that produced it |
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| A formal speech praising a person or thing |
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| Literature that has essentially the purpose to make the audience laugh |
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| A narrative or tradition handed down form the past having historical truth and containing some supernatural elements |
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| The comparison of two similar things so as to suggest that they are alike in some respects, there are probably other similarities as well |
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| A detail, image, or character type that occurs frequently in literature and myth and is thought to appeal in a universal way to the unconscious and evoke a response |
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| The literal meaning of a word |
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| Writing that departs from literal meaning in order to achieve a special meaning |
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| A type of figurative language that makes an overstatement for the purpose of emphasis |
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| The substitution of an object closely associated with a word for the word itself |
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| When a writer imitates an already existing form for the purpose of humor |
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| The environment of a word |
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| The act of putting one's self in someone else's place and imagining how that person feels |
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| Words or phrases used in the place of other words or phrases in order to avoid being offensive |
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| A person/character who through contrast underscores the distinctive characteristics of another |
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| A dramatic work where the hero is often an ordinary person who faces his/her circumstances with dignity and courage of spirit |
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| A contradictory combination of words |
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| An event or situation that is the opposite of what is or might be expected |
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| The feeling a piece of literature arouses in the reader |
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| How a point of view is expressed |
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| A statement that at first seems contrary, but in fact, reveals a truth |
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| Giving animate characteristics to inanimate things |
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| A long speech given by a character that reveals his/her innermost thoughts and feelings |
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| The attitude of the author towards his/her subject/audience |
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When a part represents the whole
"All hands on deck!" Arrr |
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| Poetry written in iambic pentameter; the iambic pentameter often resembles the rhythm of ordinary speech. (Shakespeare) |
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| When an image or metaphor likens one thing to something else that is seemingly different |
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| A mournful, melancholy, or plaintive poem |
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| Poetry composed of either rhymed or unrhymed lines that have no fixed metrical pattern |
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| A form of light verse that follows a definite scheme - 1st, 2nd, 5th lines rhyme/ 3rd & 4th rhyme |
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| A poem that is long and serious written to a set structure |
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| A stanza or poem of four lines, 2 and 4 must rhyme, 1 and 3 may not rhyme, rhyming lines should have a similar number of syllables |
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| A poem of 14 lines written in iambic pentameter that follows one of several rhyme schemes |
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| The system of rhyme and meter in a poem |
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Something unreal that gives the appearance of being real; a misconception |
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To recover from an illness |
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Having conflicting feelings or opinions about something; unsure |
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Having to do with artistic beauty |
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Important enough to require a lot of thought |
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Using few words in speech |
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Speaking in circles; roundabout speech |
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Unoriginal, taken from something already existing |
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To make better; to lessen pain, difficulty, or tension |
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Belligerent, of a quarrelsome nature |
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A failure; a collapse that is often nonsensical |
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Causing ruin; harmful |
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To oppose or attack someone or something as false or refutable |
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A tired feeling; usually resulting from depression or too much work |
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Obeying or performing a service for someone in an overly attentive manner |
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Strongly opinionated; rigid, dictatorial |
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Too many dicks on the dance floor
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