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05/04/2012

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Thesis
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The central idea if an essay. A complete sentence (although sometimes it may require mopre than one sentence) that establishes the topic of the essay in clear, unambiguous language
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Stereotype
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Lacking spontenity or originality or individually common place and clisched because of overuse.
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Style
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The distinct and unique manner in which a writer arranges words to achieve particular effects. It includes individual word choices, length of sentences, their structure and tone.
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Symbol/ Symbolism
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Something that exhists in its own right and yet stands for or suggests something else. For example, a flag is a piece of colored cloth but represents a country.
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Metaphor
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A figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance.
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Onomatopoeia
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Term referring to the use of a word that resembles the sound it denotes.
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Irony
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A literary device that uses contradictory statements or situations to reveal a reality different from what appears to be true. For example: It is ironic for a firehose to burn down, or for a police station to be robbed.
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Point of view
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Is the perspective from which a story is told.
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Omniscient
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`A narrator tells the story, and refers to character as he/she. The narrator knows the thoughts abd feelings of several or all characters.
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Limited Omniscient
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A narrator tells the story. and refers to characters as he/she. This point of view shows only what one character thinks and feels.
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Juxtaposition
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side by side placement of sentences or ideas to bring about a desired effect.
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Jargon

 

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A form of language regarded as barbarous, debased, or hybrid
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Legend
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Traditional story or group of stories told about a particular person or place
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Limited omniscient point of view
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Limited omniscient sees through the eyes of one major or minor character
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Literal Language
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The use of words, phrases, symbols, and ideas in such as way as to evoke mental images and sense impressions.

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Lyric
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Consists of a poem containing a sonnet or an ode, that expresses the thoughts and feelings of the poet
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Melodrama
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Refers to a dramatic work that exagerates plot and characters in order to appeal the emotions
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Meter
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Compositions written in meter are said to be in verse.
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Monologue
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the internal or emotional thoughts or feelings of an individual
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Mood
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 a feeling, emotional state, or disposition of mind--especially the predominating atmosphere or tone of a literary work.
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Mystery
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 One whose identity is unknownand whoarouses curiosity
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Myth
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 A fiction or half-truth, especially one that forms part of an ideology
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Narrative
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The person who tells the story
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Narration
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The act, process, or an instance of narrating
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Narrator
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 To tell (a story, for example) in speech or writing or by means of images.
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Objective
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 A noun or pronoun in theobjective case.
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Objective point of view
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The narrator assumes the position of an observer, detached from the narrative..
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Octave
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A tone that is eight diatonic degrees above or below another given tone.
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Ode
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 A lyric poem of some length, usually of a serious or meditative nature and having an elevated style and formal stanzaic structure.
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Omniscient point of view
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The participants in the narrative are understood to be distinct from the person telling the story and the person to whom, or by whom, it is read.
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Onomatopoeia
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imitates or suggests the sourceof the sound that it describes
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Oxymoron
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Combination of words that have two seperate meanings
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Paradox
Definition
anomalous juxtaposition of incongruous ideas for the sake of striking exposition or unexpected insight
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Parallelism
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The use of similar gramatical constructions to express ideas that are similar or equal in importance.
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Parody
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Often, the most satisfying element of a good parody is seeing others mistake it for the genuine article
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Passive Voice
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that is, it is not a single word form, but rather a construction making use of other word forms.
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Pastoral
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rural subjects and aspects of life in the countryside among shepherds, cowherds and other farm workers that are often romanticized and depicted in a highly unrealistic manner.
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Pathos
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by a metaphor or story telling, common as a hook,
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personal essay
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An essay written about the person themselves by themselves
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Personification
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A description of an object as being a living person or animal as in: "The sun shone brightly down on me as if she were shining for me alone". In this example the sun is depicted as if capable of intent, and is referenced with the pronoun "she" rather than "it".
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Persuasive essay
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could be referred to as a creative writing or an argument, in which the speaker uses words to convince the reader of a writer’s view(s) regarding an issue.
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persuasive technique
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The act of doing something persuasively. The narrator persuades a character into doing something.
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Plot
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To conceive and arrange the action and incidents of:
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Point of view
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the mental position from which a story is observed or narrated the omniscient point of view
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Pro and Con argument
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An argument between what is right and wrong based on facts.
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Prologue
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An introduction or introductory chapter, as to a novel.
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Propaganda
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The systematic propagation of a doctrine or cause or of information reflecting the views and interests of those advocating such a doctrine or cause.
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Protagonist
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The main character in a drama or other literary work.
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proverb
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 A short pithy saying in frequent and widespread use that expresses a basic truth or practical precept
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Purpose
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The object toward which one strives or for which something exists; an aim or a goal:
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Pun
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A play on words, sometimes on different senses of the same word and sometimes on the similar sense or sound of different words.
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Quatrain
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Iambic Pentameter
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ONe fo many meters used in poetry and drama.
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Imagery
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A set of mental pictures or images
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Indirect
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Not proceeding straight to the point or object
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Interior
Definition
Of, relating to, or located on the inside; inner.
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Internal Rhyme
Definition
Rhyme that occurs with a line of verse.
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Jargon
Definition
Nonsensical, incoherent, or meaningless talk.
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Legend
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A romanticized or popularized myth of modern times.
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Literal
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Avoiding exaggeration, metaphor, or establishment.
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Idiom
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A specialized vocabulary used by a group of people.
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Intermidiate
Definition
One that is in a middle posotion or state.
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Informal
Definition
Being more appropriate for use in spoken language then in the written language.
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Internal Conflict
Definition
Mental struggle arising from opposing demands or impulses.
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Irony
Definition
A use of words to convey the meaning that is the opposite.
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Juxtaposition
Definition
the state of being close together or side by side
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Questions and Answers
Definition
Something worth discussing to get an answer.
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Refrain
Definition
Avoid doing
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Repetition
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The act or an instance of reapeating or being repeated.
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Research
Definition
Investigationinto the study of materials
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resolution
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A formal expression or fo opinion.
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Rhetorical Question
Definition
Question asked that is not to be answered.
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Rhyme
Definition
Shared by words or syllables that share the same sound.
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Rhyme Scheme
Definition
Planned words of the same rhyme
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Rythym
Definition
A measured flow of words and phrases in a verse or a prose
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Rising Action
Definition
The buildup to a climax of a poem or story.
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Round character
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The character that has vereal qualities or traits.
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sarcasm
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An attitude that is unnecceptable language in most situations.
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Satire
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The use of ridicule to expose a folly or a voice
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Sestet
Definition
Prosody . the last six lines of a sonnet in the Italian form, considered as a unit.
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Setting
Definition
The environment of a thing.
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Simile
Definition
a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, as in “she is like a rose.” Compare metaphor.
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Slang
Definition
Words that are shortened to seem easier to understand. Not the usual english
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Soliloquy
Definition
Drama, a speech in which a character reveals his thoughts to the audience but not to other characters in the play.
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Sonnet
Definition
 A 14-line verse form usually having one of several conventional rhyme schemes
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Speaker
Definition
One who speaks.
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Stanza
Definition
One of the divisions of a poem, composed of two or more lines usually characterized by a common pattern of meter, rhyme, and number of lines.
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Style
Definition
The combination of distinctive features of literary or artistic expression, execution, or performance characterizing a particular person, group, school, or era
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Stream of conciousness
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A literary technique that presents the thoughts and feelings of a character as they occur.
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Ststistical Evidence
Definition
A whole bunch of numbers collected to show a theory of whats hapening. On a poster board, you make a presentation of how numbers are increasing and decreasing.
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Satic Character
Definition
A character who undergoes little to no changes throughout the book, novel or play.
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Stereotype
Definition
One that is regarded as embodying or conforming to a set image or type.
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Stereotyped character
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A character that has been thought out to be a certain type of person than that of the actual person.
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Subjective
Definition
Proceeding from or taking place in a person's mind rather than the external world
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Surprise Ending
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An ending that is not like what the story was leading on. Kind of like a twisted ending.
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Suspense
Definition
excitement felt at the approach of the climax
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Symbol
Definition
To symbolize
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Symbolism
Definition
Revelation or suggestion of intangible conditions or truths by artistic invention.
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Synecdoche
Definition
A figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole (as hand for sailor), the whole for a part (as the law for police officer), the specific for the general (as cutthroat for assassin), the general for the specific (as thief for pickpocket), or the material for the thing made from it (as steel for sword).
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Theme
Definition
The principal melodic phrase in a composition, especially a melody forming the basis of a set of variations
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Thesis
Definition
The unaccented or short part of a metrical foot, especially in accentual verse.
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Thesis statement
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States the thesis or argument of the author in an essay or similar document
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Third person point of view
Definition
The story is being told by a person that is not in the position to speak. Not a part of the story or conversation.
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Tone
Definition
The pitchof a word used to determine its meaning or to distinguish differences in meaning.
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Tradgety
Definition
The genre made up of such works.
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Understatement
Definition
Restraint or lack of emphasis in expression, as for rhetorical effect.
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Voice
Definition
written or spoken expression, as of feeling, opinion, etc.
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Wit
Definition
The ability to perceive and express in an ingeniously humorous manner the relationship between seemingly incongruous or disparate things
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