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Aestheticism
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reverence for beauty
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Ambiguity
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a word,phrase, or attitude that has double or even multiple meanings, resulting in multiple interpretations
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atmosphere
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the pervasive mood or tone of a literary work
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attitude
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the authors viewpoint regarding his subject matter
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baroque
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a grand or exuberently ornamental style
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classicism
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an adherance to the principles of Greek and Roman literature
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colloquilisms
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words or phrases that are used in every day conversations or informal writing which are usually considered inapporpriate for a formal essay
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connotation
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the range of further associations that a word or phrase suggests in addition to its straight forward dictionary meaning
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convention
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a device of style or subject matter so often used that it becomes a recognized means of expression
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denotation
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the precsie, literal meaning of a word, without emotional associations or overtones
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