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an article in a newspaper or other periodical presenting theopinion of the publisher, editor, or editors.
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a statement broadcast on radio or television that presents theopinion of the owner, manager, or the like, of the station orchannel.
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something regarded as resembling such an article or statement,as a lengthy, dogmatic utterance.
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noun, plural el·e·gies.
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a mournful, melancholy, or plaintive poem, especially a funeralsong or a lament for the dead.
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a poem written in elegiac meter.
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a sad or mournful musical composition.
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An emotional appeal is used to sway the emotions of an audience to make them support the speaker's argument. |
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adjective Also, ep·i·cal.
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noting or pertaining to a long poetic composition, usuallycentered upon a hero, in which a series of great achievementsor events is narrated in elevated style: Homer's Iliad is an epicpoem.
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resembling or suggesting such poetry: an epic novel on thefounding of the country.
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heroic; majestic; impressively great: the epic events of the war.
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of unusually great size or extent: a crime wave of epic proportions.
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Slang. spectacular; very impressive; awesome: Their burgers andfries are epic!
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a concluding part added to a literary work, as a novel.
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a speech, usually in verse, delivered by one of the actors afterthe conclusion of a play.
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the person speaking this.
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noun, plural e·piph·a·nies.
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( initial capital letter ) a Christian festival, observed on January 6,commemorating the manifestation of Christ to the gentiles inthe persons of the Magi; Twelfth-day.
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an appearance or manifestation, especially of a deity.
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a sudden, intuitive perception of or insight into the reality oressential meaning of something, usually initiated by somesimple, homely, or commonplace occurrence or experience.
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a literary work or section of a work presenting, usuallysymbolically, such a moment of revelation and insight.
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| epigram (ˈɛpɪˌɡræm) |
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a short, pungent, and often satirical poem, esp one having a wittyand ingenious ending |
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a commemorative inscription on a tomb or mortuary monumentabout the person buried at that site.
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a brief poem or other writing in praise of a deceased person.
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to commemorate in or with an epitaph.
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the substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for onethought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt.
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the expression so substituted: “To pass away” is a euphemism for “todie.”
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noun, plural eu·pho·nies.
agreeableness of sound; pleasing effect to the ear, especially apleasant sounding or harmonious combination or succession ofwords: the majestic euphony of Milton's poetry.
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Testimony about a scientific, technical, or professional issue given by a person qualified to testify because of familiarity with the subject or special training in the field.
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a large-scale public exhibition or show, as of art ormanufactured products: an exposition of 19th-century paintings; anautomobile exposition. Synonyms: exhibit, demonstration, display,presentation.
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the act of expounding, setting forth, or explaining: the expositionof a point of view.
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An expository essay is a piece of writing where the writer presents opinions, points of view, ideas, concepts, arguments on a particular topic. It is usually a formal piece of writing with an introduction, a discussion, and a conclusion.
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a metaphor introduced and then further developed throughoutall or part of a literary work, especially a poem: Robert Frostuses two roads as an extended metaphor in “The Road Not Taken.”
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a literary work that contains an extended metaphor.
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struggle between a literary or dramatic character and an outside force such as nature or anothercharacter, which drives the dramatic action of the plot: external conflict between Macbeth and Macduff.
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struggle between a person and an outside force: external conflict between parents and children.
Compare internal conflict.
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a short tale to teach a moral lesson, often with animals orinanimate objects as characters; apologue: the fable of the tortoiseand the hare; Aesop's fables.
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a story not founded on fact: This biography is largely a self-laudatoryfable.
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a story about supernatural or extraordinary persons orincidents; legend: the fables of gods and heroes.
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legends or myths collectively: the heroes of Greek fable.
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an untruth; falsehood: This boast of a cure is a medical fable.
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the part of a literary plot that occurs after the climax has beenreached and the conflict has been resolved.
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imagination, especially when extravagant and unrestrained.
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the forming of mental images, especially wondrous or strangefancies; imaginative conceptualizing.
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a mental image, especially when unreal or fantastic; vision: anightmare fantasy.
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Psychology . an imagined or conjured up sequence fulfilling apsychological need; daydream.
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a light, humorous play in which the plot depends upon askillfully exploited situation rather than upon the developmentof character.
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humor of the type displayed in such works.
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foolish show; mockery; a ridiculous sham.
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language that contains or uses figures of speech, especiallymetaphors.
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| first person point of view |
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the grammatical person used by a speaker in statementsreferring to himself or herself or to a group including himself orherself, as I and we in English.
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a form in the first person.
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a device in the narrative of a motion picture, novel, etc., bywhich an event or scene taking place before the present time inthe narrative is inserted into the chronological structure of thework.
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an event or scene so inserted.
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Also called flashback hallucinosis. Psychiatry.
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an easily recognized character type in fiction who may not be fullydelineated but is useful in carrying out some narrative purpose of theauthor.
Compare round character, stock character.
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verb (used with object)
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to prevent the success of; frustrate; balk: Loyal troops foiled his attempt to overthrow the government.
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to keep (a person) from succeeding in an enterprise, plan, etc.
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Archaic. a defeat; check; repulse.
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to show or indicate beforehand; prefigure: Political upheavalsforeshadowed war.
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external appearance of a clearly defined area, as distinguishedfrom color or material; configuration: a triangular form.
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the shape of a thing or person.
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a body, especially that of a human being.
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a dummy having the same measurements as a human body,used for fitting or displaying clothing: a dressmaker's form.
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something that gives or determines shape; a mold.
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A short, relatively impersonal composition in prose.
In contrast to the familiar or personal essay, the formal essay (also known as the impersonal essay) is typically used for the discussion of ideas. Its purpose is generally to inform or persuade.
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a language designed for use in situations in which natural languageis unsuitable, as for example in mathematics, logic, or computerprogramming. The symbols and formulas of such languages standin precisely specified syntactic and semantic relations to oneanother |
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logic a logistic system for which an interpretation is provided:distinguished from formal calculus in that the semantics enable itto be regarded as about some subject matter
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a secondary story or stories embedded in the main story.
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a narrative providing the framework for connecting a series ofotherwise unrelated stories.
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a literary device that uses such a narrative structure.
Also called frame narrative, frame tale.
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noun Prosody .
verse that does not follow a fixed metrical pattern.
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