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5393728607AbstractThought of apart from concrete realities.0
5393728608AcademicPlacing a great emphasis on reading and studying rather than technical work1
5393728609AestheticConcerned with pure emotion rather than pure intellectuality2
5393728610AnachronismAnything out of time or place3
5393728611AnthropomorphismWriter gives human qualities to non- human beings4
5393728612AntiheroProminent character that has characteristics that is not like a hero5
5393728613AtmosphereTypes of Feelings that a reader gets from details6
5393728614PathosQuality of an experience in life/work that stirs up emotions7
5393728615Black humorMorbid humor that is used to express cruelty of the modern world8
5393728616BombastWriting that is meant to sound important but is not sincere or meaningful9
5393728617CacophonyWords used that have unmelodious sounds to achieve desired results10
5393728618CaricatureAspects of a subject that are exaggerated to create silly or comic effect11
5393728619CatharsisUsed for cleansing of emotions of the character/ a change that leads to emotional rejuvenation12
5393728620Coinage (neologism)New word or phrase not used regularly by most speakers and writers13
5393728621EpicLong narrative poem. Usually related to heroic deeds of a person with unusual courage and bravery14
5393728622EpitaphInscription in memory of a person15
5393728623FarceMakes use of highly exaggerated and funny situations aimed to entertain16
5393728624GothicCombines fiction and horror, death and sometimes romance17
5393728625HubrisExtreme pride and arrogance shown by character that ultimately brings his downfall18
5393728626InversionTechneque which the normal order is reversed to achieve effects of emphasis and / or meter19

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