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| Surface written on more than once, with layers of writing erased |
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| Reads the same forwards and backwards |
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| Small, unbound book, often expressing political feeling; often used before print became ubiquitous --> ex. A Modest Proposal |
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| Speech or poem overdoing it with praise for a person or group |
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| Mode associated with shepherds and country life |
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| When human feeling is ascribed to an object - a form of personification |
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| A word suggesting a local dialect, often a slang word of unknown origin |
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| A reversal of fortune, like when the Messenger reveals the secret of Oedipus' birth |
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