Vocab Flashcard

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ridiculous, light comedy; slapstick comedy; absurd thing; mockery

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farce

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a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom

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ennui

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a long narrative poem written in elevated style which present the adventures of characters of high position and episodes that are important to the history of a race or nation

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epic

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The use of a quotation at the beginning of a work that hints at its theme.

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epigraph

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a moment of sudden revelation or insight

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epiphany

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a mild, indirect, or vague term substituting for a harsh, blunt, or offensive term

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euphemism

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euphony

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a succession of harmonious sounds used in poetry or prose; the opposite of cacophony

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exposition

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the immediate revelation to the audience of the setting and other background information necessary for understanding the plot; also, explanation; one of the four modes of discourse

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A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work

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extended metaphor

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the insertion of an earlier event into the normal chronological order of a narrative

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