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cacophony
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Harsh. claching, or dissonant counds, often produced by combinations of words that require clipped, explosive delivery
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catharsis
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Aristotle's theory of the power of tragedy to purge emotions of pity and fear that its incidents have aroused
emotional release from veiwing theater |
Aristotle's theory
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classic
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a work of literature that is universally aknowledged to be superiour to other works of the same type and to be of enduring value and appeal
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cliche
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any expression that has been used so often that is has lost its freshness and precision
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colloquialism
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a word or phrase in everyday use in conversation and informal writting, but sometimes inappropriate in formal essay
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connotation
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the associations, images, or impressions carried by a word, as opposed to the words literal meaning
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context
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the part of the work of literature that precedes or follows a given word, phrase, or passage
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denotation
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percise, literal meaning of a word, without emotional associations or overtones
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denouement
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literally, unravelling, as of a knot- final resolution of the conflicts of a play
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determinism
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a persistent philosophy that people's actions and all other events are determined, or set in motion, by forces over which human beings have no control
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