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A coarse or rude way of saying something
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Dysphemism
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The opposite of utopia. literally "bad place"
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Dystopia
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The ommision of part of a word as in o'er for over and e're for ever
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Elision
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The ommison of one or more words signified by the use of 3 periods...
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Ellipsis
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A concluding statement
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Epilogue
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A sudden insight or change of heart that happenes in an instant
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Epiphany
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Moral mature or beliefs
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Ethos
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An indirect way of saying something that may be offensive
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Euphemism
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20th century philosophy concerned with the plight of the individual who must assume responsibility for acts of free will
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Existentialism
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A metaphor that is elaborated on and developed in several sentences
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Extended Metaphor
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Comedy that involves horseplay, mistaken identity, exaggeration, and witty dialogue
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Farce
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The use of figures of speech to express ideas
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Figurative Language
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Include metaphor, simile, hyperbole, personification
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Figures of Speech
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A plot device that allows the author to jump back in time prior to the opening scene
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Flashback
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A one demensional character who is not developed in a plot
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Flat Character
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