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aside |
Words spoken so as not to be heard by others present. |
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bathos |
A ludicrous descent from the exalted or lofty to the commonplace; anticlimax. |
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connotation |
The associated or secondary meaning of a word or expression in addition to its explict or primary meaning. |
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denotation |
The explict or direct meaning of a word. |
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fantasy |
An imaginative or fanciful work, especially dealing with the supernatural or unnatural. |
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free verse |
Verse (in poetry) that does not follow a fixed metrical pattern. |
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haiku |
Major form of Japanese verse, written in 3 lines (5,7,5 syllables). Employs allusion and comparisons, often on the subject of nature or seasons. |
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historical fiction |
A novel set among actual events or a specific period of history. |
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lyric poetry |
A type of emotion, songlike poetry, distingushed from dramatic and narrative poetry. |
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pun |
The humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its different meanings or application; a play on words. |
