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cultural areas such as philosophy, literature, and the fine arts
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humanities
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the making of dictionaries
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Lexicography
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Study of handwriting esp in character analysis
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graphology or graphanalysis
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study of language and the structure of speech
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linquistics, glottology or glossology
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This nerve is concerned with vasodilation (erection) of the penis/clitoris
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Dorsal n. to the penis/clitoris (branch of the Pudendal n.) S2-4
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study of signs or sign language
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semiology
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study of sound
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phonics or acoustics
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study of speech sounds and representations of them
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phonology
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study of word histories and derivations
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etymology
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a tale in which the characters and setting stand for general or abstract ideas or qualities
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allegory
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a simple, brief retelling of an incident
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anecdote
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a terse statement of truth or opinion
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maxim, adage or aphorism
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a character type or plot common in literature and folklore and so carrying great resonance
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archetypE
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a novel about a young person's growth from innocence to experience and maturity
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bildungsroman
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a work that mocks a subject by using an inapporpriate stype
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burlesque
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a discussion meeting or academic seminar
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colloquy
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Shaped verse, with words arranged into forms
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concreate poetry
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a literary attack, in France
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coup de plume
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a critical review or analysis of a work
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critique
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a formal argument on opposing views
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debate
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a recitation; also a vehment speech
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declamation
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a converstaion with 2 or more people
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dialogue
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A harsh, bitter denunciation
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diatribe or tirade
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a work pushing a particular thesis
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didactic
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a poem lamenting a passing, as of a person
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elegy or dirge
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a poem written to praise, glorify, or eulogize
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encomium
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a long, serious,narrative poem on a heroic figure
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epic or heroic poem
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a brief, terse, pointed poem; also an enscription
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epigram
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a quotation at the start of a book or chapter; also an inscription on a building or statue
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epigraph
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an epistolary novel is told completely through these
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letters
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an epithalamion is a poem writen to celebrate this
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a marriage
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a summary or abstract; also a representative
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epitome
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a brief prose work aimed at a gneral audience
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essay or article
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a tale with a moral, with animals acting like humans as in aesop's work
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fable
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a fabliau is a short comic ribald medieval tale from this country
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france
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a form of literary work such as poetry or romance
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genre
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A long drawn out tale of woe
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jeremiad
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a work of broad good-humored satire or ridicule
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lampoon
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a short poem focusing on a person's state of mind
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lyric
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a suspenseful, sensational, romantic drama, often with a happy ending
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melodrama
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medieval, religious verse morality plays
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miracle or mystery plays
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a recurrent character, incident or idea
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motif
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a traditional story, esp . about a culture's gods and heroes
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myth
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a long lyric poem in a serious style, with an elaborate stanza structure
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ode
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a poem retracting sentiments from an earlier poem
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palinode
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a tale told to teach a lesson, as with Christ
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parable
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A long drawn out tale of woe
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jeremiad
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a work of broad good-humored satire or ridicule
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lampoon
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a short poem focusing on a person's state of mind
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lyric
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a suspenseful, sensational, romantic drama, often with a happy ending
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melodrama
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medieval, religious verse morality plays
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miracle or mystery plays
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a recurrent character, incident or idea
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motif
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a traditional story, esp . about a culture's gods and heroes
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myth
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a long lyric poem in a serious style, with an elaborate stanza structure
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ode
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a poem retracting sentiments from an earlier poem
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palinode
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a tale told to teach a lesson, as with Christ
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parable
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a work ridiculing another by mimicking it
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parody
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a work dealing with rural life
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pastoral, idyll, or bucolic
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a long gradiose speech; also a formal review at the end of a speech
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peroration
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an abusive, caustic, personal verbal attack
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philippic
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an epsiodic, satirical novel with a roguish hero
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picaresque novel
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a play focusing on a social concern
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problem play
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spoken, public delivery of memorized materials
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recitation
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a fictionalized account of real people and events, literally a novel with a key
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roman a clef
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a multi-generational, often multi-volume work
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saga or roman fleuve
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a work of literary ridicule evoking contempt
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satire
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a serious work in which events turn out well for the main character
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tragicomedy
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a serious work in which the main character meets disaster, in Aristotle leading to our catharsis
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tragedy
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a grossly broad parody or burlesque
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travesty
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unrhymed iambic pentameter
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blank verse
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a pair of rhymed lines in poetry
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couplet
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a poetic line with 2 feet
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dimeter
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a poem's recurring rhythmic unit of stressed and unstressed syllables e.g. iambic
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foot
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poetry without any recurrent foot or stress unit
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free verse (vers libre)
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a poetic line with 7 feet
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heptameter
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a poetic line with 6 feet
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hexameter
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a foot with 1 unstressed, then 1 stressed syllable
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iamb
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rhymes occuring within a line
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internal rhymes
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the regular rhythmic unit of stronger and weaker syllables occurring in a poetic line
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meter
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a poetic line with one foot
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monometer
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a poem's recurring rhythmic unit of stressed and unstressed syllables e.g. iambic
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foot
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a group of 8 lines in a sonnet
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octave
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poetry without any recurrent foot or stress unit
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free verse (vers libre)
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a poetic line with 5 feet
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pentameter
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a poetic line with 7 feet
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heptameter
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a poetic line with 6 feet
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hexameter
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a foot with 1 unstressed, then 1 stressed syllable
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iamb
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rhymes occuring within a line
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internal rhymes
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the regular rhythmic unit of stronger and weaker syllables occurring in a poetic line
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meter
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a poetic line with one foot
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monometer
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a group of 8 lines in a sonnet
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octave
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a poetic line with 5 feet
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pentameter
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a 4-line stanza e.g. in a ballad
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quatrain
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1 or more lines, reapeated, as in a ballad
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refrain
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a group of 6 lines in a sonnet
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sestet
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a lyric poem of 14 lines and a standard rhyme scheme
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sonnet
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a division whithin a poem, often with a recurring rhyme
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stanza
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a 3-line stanza, usually with a single rhyme
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tercet
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a poetic line with 4 feet
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tetrameter
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a poetic line with 3 feet
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trimeter
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words that sound and are often spelled the same but differ in meaning
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homonyms
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an assumed name
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alias
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words that have opposite meanings
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antonyms
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a name given or applied erroneously
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misnomer
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a pseudonym taken on entering the military, in France
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nom de guerre
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a system of names
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nomenclature
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a word or phrase that reads the same backward and forward
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palindrome
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words derived from the same root
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paronym or conjugates
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a false name assumed by a writer
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nom de plume or pen name
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2 words packed into 1 to carry the meanings of both, e.g., slithy for lithey and slimey
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portmanteau word
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a fictitious name esp. taken by a write
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pseudonym
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an amusing nickname or assumed name
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sobriquet
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a purging of pit and fear as in tragedy
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catharsis
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a trite, overused expression, eg. "my better half"
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cliche
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humorous action to relieve a serious work
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comic relief
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th final unknotting of a plot's problem
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denouement
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oen's choice of words; also clarity in speech
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diction
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the moment of revelation
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epiphany
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a tragic flaw of pride or overconfidence
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hubris
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expressing one attitude but implying the other
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irony
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17th c poets who used elaborate imagery and conceits, e.g. Donne
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metaphysical poets
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focusing on characters as largerly driven by sociological pressures, rather than individual will
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naturalism
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suffering or passion, to the Greeks
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pathos
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to give an inanimate object or abstraction human qualities
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personification
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artistic liberty for effect
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poetic license
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the outlook from which a fictional narrative is told
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point of view
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focus on everyday people and concerns, rather than romantic, adventurous ones
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realism
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a long, introspective 1st-person passage, describing a character's thoughts and feelings
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stream of consciousness
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an 18th-c movement focusing on turbulent emotions and heightened sensibility
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Sturm and Drang
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gross exaggeration for serious or comic effect
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hyperbole
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repetition of consonants in stressed words
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alliteration
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multiple meanings for a word or phrase
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ambiguity
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repetition of the same or similar vowel sounds as in" in xanadU did kUbla Khan...
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assonance
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repetition of consonants, with different intervening vowels, as in "live-love"
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consonance
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harsh, grating, unpleasant sounds in poetry
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cacophony
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the group of men who danced sang and commented on the action in early greek plays
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chorus
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having a risque double meaning
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double-entendre
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a term characterizing a person or thing
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epithet
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a pleasnt word for something unpleasant
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euphemism
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pleasant, warm, musical sounds in poetry
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eupony
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an anonymous writer for a named author
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ghost writer
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calling on a god or muse for aid in writing
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invocation
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the use of one word to stand for another with the use of "like" or "as" e.g. he is a lion
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metaphor
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words sounding like what they describe e.g. hiss
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onomatopoeia
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a statement that appears self-contradictory, yet is sound
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paradox or oxymoron
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a play on words similar in sound buy varying in meaning
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pun
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a verbal contest of wits
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repartee
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a question asked for emphasis, not for a reply
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rhetorical question
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caustic praise that is actually criticism
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sarcasm
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a comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as" as in "He is like a lion"
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simile
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a word modifying a noun or pronoun
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adjective
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a word modifying a verb
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adverb
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a word modifying a adjective
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adverb
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a word modifying an adverb
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adverb
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"a", "an" or "the" indicating a noun
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article
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anoun referring to a group, e.g. family
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collective noun
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a noun preceded by an article referring to one of a class
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common noun
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2 or more words acting as 1 e.g. first-rate
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compound word
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a word that connects words, e.g. and or but
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conjunction
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a word shortened by omission, e.g don't
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contraction
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a conjunction that connects similar elements, e.g. You AND i go
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coordinating conjunction
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a conjunction with related parts, e.g. "either-or"
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correlative conjunction
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a word part attached to a root, e.g. un- or -ful
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affix
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"the", indicating a definite noun
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definite article
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a verb that shows person, number or tense in its form e.g. "i sing" or "you sang"
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finite verb
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a verb form used as a noun, eg.. LIVING is easy
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gerund
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"a" or "an" indicating a noun, but not a specific one
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indefinite article
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a verb not fixed in person, number or tense, e.g. a gerund participle or infinitive
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infinite verb
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a verb that takes no direct object. e.g. i think
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intransitive
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a word, phrase or clause that explains qualifies or limits another, eg.
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modifier or qualifier
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a word denoting a person, place thing or quality
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noun or substantive
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a noun or pronoun and all its modifiers
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noun phrase
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a verb acting as an adjective, e.g. a SMOKING gun
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participle
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a word part attached before a root
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prefix
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