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29 Cards in this Set
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bombast
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pretentious, exaggeratedly learned lanugage
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brute
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a beast, non human creature
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burlesque
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broad parody, one that takes a style or form and exaggerates it into rediculous
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cacophony
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using deliberately harsh, awkward sounds
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cadence
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beat or rythm of poetry in a general sense
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candidly
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frankly, outspokenly, openly, sincerely
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candor
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the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression
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canto
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name for a section division in a long work of poetry (similar to chapters)
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capers
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lear or hop playfully
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caricature
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a portrait (verbal/otherwise) that exaggerates a facet of personality
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catharsis
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cleansing of emotion an audience member experiences (ending feeling)
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censure
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strong or vehement expressions of disapproval
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chorus
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group who stand outside the main action on stage and comment on it
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churlish
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boorish, vulgar, surly
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classic
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typical, accepted masterpiece, can refer to the arts of ancient Greece and Rome
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coinage
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new word, usually invented on the spot, oftentimes uses people's names
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colloquialism
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word or phrase used in everyday conversational english
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conceit
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startling/ unsual metaphor over several lines
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conciliatory
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appeasing in an effort to overcome distrust or regain goodwill
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connotation
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what a word suggests/ implies
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consonance
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repitition of consonant sounds within words (opposed to at the begining)
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contmeptuous
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manifesting or expressing disdain, scornful
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correlation
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mutual relationship of two or more parts or things
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couched
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expressed indirectly or obscurely, lying in wait as for an ambush
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countenance
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appearance, especially of the face, facial expression
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couplet
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a pair of lines that end in rhyme
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courtier
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an attendant in a royal court
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damask
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woven with patterns, as in the damasked rose
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decorum
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where a characters speech must be styled according to social status/ occasion
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