"A Glossary of Terms" page 9
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Nihilism | M Philosophy of: 1) total rejection of established laws and institutions. 2) anarchy, terrorism, or other revolutionary activity. 3) total and absolute destructiveness |
| Novella | A work of fiction intermediate in length and complexity between a short story and a novel |
| Palindrome | a word, verse, or sentence that reads the same backwards and forwards. Example: "Able was I ere I saw Elba" |
| Paradox | A statement apparently self-contradictory or absurd (but containing a possible truth at times). Example: "Fair is foul and foul is fair." |
| Pathos | Ability to call forth feeling of pity, compassion and sadness. |
| Pentameter | A line of verse consisting of five metrical feet. |
| Periodic sentence | A sentence in which the writer builds suspense by beginning with subordinate elements and postpones the main clause until the end. Example: "Throwing her prom dress out the window, she vowed to spend the rest of her life as a welder." |
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