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| a passage that departs from the centeral theme or basic plot |
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refering to the animalistic side of man
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| words or actions that have different meanings for both the characters and the audience |
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| a society where conditions are miserable with poverty, oppression, etc |
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| deliberate omission of words or phrases which are implied by context |
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| a quote at the beginning of a literary work |
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| the use of vague or lighthearted phrases for something offensive |
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| light or pleasant sounding words created by smooth consonants |
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| 1. form of discourse that explains, defines and interperts |
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| a comparison of two unlikely things extended through out a passage |
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| a mournful melancholy poem especially at a funeral |
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| a sudden realzation of an ordinary object |
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| a form of writing that takes the form of letters |
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| a formal writing that praises someone who has died |
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| to analyze a literary work |
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| writing that shares or explains |
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| the projection into anothers feelings |
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| a lengthy poem in which actions, characters and language are on a heroic level |
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| an adjective that describes a quality or attribute of a character |
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| a hero whose name is the name of the play |
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| a critical interpertation and explanation of a prose or poetry |
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| a piece of writing that reveals hidden weaknesses or faults |
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| way of supporting facts that are not logically sound |
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| a foolish or ridiculous sham |
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| words or phrase that departs form the literal meaning in order to compare, emphasis, or clarify |
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| a character who serves to contrast another |
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| returning to an earlier moment in a literary work |
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| hints of whats going to happen |
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| a category or class of artistic endeavor having particular style |
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| a sppech that serves to incite a crowd |
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| a moralizing discourse or sermon |
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| arrogant, excessive self pride |
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| movement triggered by focus on human thinking |
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| a hero's tragic flaw resulting from one's own abilities |
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| a composition that represnts a story of innocence |
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| mental pictures a reader gets form a piece of descriptive writing |
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| an overall assumption that if one things is true for one particular thing it is true for them all |
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| speech or writing that attacks someone |
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| saying or doing something and meaning another |
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| a sentence that gives a command |
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| main clause is followed by a series of subordinate clauses |
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| an error in the process of analysis |
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| a figure of speech in which an affirmative is expressed by the oppote (an understatement) |
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| the act of misusing words for comic effect |
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| an expression of general truth |
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| an argument that attacks the man rather than his point |
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