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| a fictional work characterized by the absence of traditional elements of the novel |
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| the portion of an ode sung by the chorus that ballances out the strophe |
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| the rhetorical contrast of ideas by means of parallel arrangements of words, clauses, or sentences |
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| criticism that is in direct and unequivocal opposiyion |
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| substitution of any phrase for a proper name |
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| characterized by clarity, harmony, and restraint |
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| a fig of speech in which the speaker expresses real or simulated doubt or perplexity |
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| a sudden breaking off of a thought in the middle of a sentence, as though the speaker were unwilling or unable to continue |
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| a type of critical theory that interprets the text by focusing on recurring myths and archetypes in the narrative, symbols, images, and haracter types in a literary work |
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| a repetition of vowel sounds to create internal rhyming within phrases or sentences |
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| a stylistic scheme in which conjuntions are deliberately ommitted from a series of related clauses |
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| a song concerning, accompanying, or evoking daybreak |
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| represents a pushing of the boundaries of what is accepted as the norm or the status quo |
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| of, characteristic of, or like a style of art and architecture characterized by much ornamentation and curved rather than straight lines |
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| an attempt to perform a serious, dramatic fashion that fails and ends up being a commedy |
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| appeals to the audience's emotions through a metaphor or story telling |
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| explains the personal appeal of one's character |
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| the psychological, moral, and social shaping of the personality of a young protagonist |
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| a grotesque or morbid humor used to express the absurdity, insensitivity, paradox, and cruelty of the modern world |
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| talk or writing that sounds grand or important byt has little meaning; pompous language |
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| denotes an orginal thought in a concise and easily memorable form |
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| a term that refers to the disclosure of something hidden from the majority of humankind to certain priveledged persons |
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