5393728607 | Abstract | Thought of apart from concrete realities. | 0 | |
5393728608 | Academic | Placing a great emphasis on reading and studying rather than technical work | 1 | |
5393728609 | Aesthetic | Concerned with pure emotion rather than pure intellectuality | 2 | |
5393728610 | Anachronism | Anything out of time or place | 3 | |
5393728611 | Anthropomorphism | Writer gives human qualities to non- human beings | 4 | |
5393728612 | Antihero | Prominent character that has characteristics that is not like a hero | 5 | |
5393728613 | Atmosphere | Types of Feelings that a reader gets from details | 6 | |
5393728614 | Pathos | Quality of an experience in life/work that stirs up emotions | 7 | |
5393728615 | Black humor | Morbid humor that is used to express cruelty of the modern world | 8 | |
5393728616 | Bombast | Writing that is meant to sound important but is not sincere or meaningful | 9 | |
5393728617 | Cacophony | Words used that have unmelodious sounds to achieve desired results | 10 | |
5393728618 | Caricature | Aspects of a subject that are exaggerated to create silly or comic effect | 11 | |
5393728619 | Catharsis | Used for cleansing of emotions of the character/ a change that leads to emotional rejuvenation | 12 | |
5393728620 | Coinage (neologism) | New word or phrase not used regularly by most speakers and writers | 13 | |
5393728621 | Epic | Long narrative poem. Usually related to heroic deeds of a person with unusual courage and bravery | 14 | |
5393728622 | Epitaph | Inscription in memory of a person | 15 | |
5393728623 | Farce | Makes use of highly exaggerated and funny situations aimed to entertain | 16 | |
5393728624 | Gothic | Combines fiction and horror, death and sometimes romance | 17 | |
5393728625 | Hubris | Extreme pride and arrogance shown by character that ultimately brings his downfall | 18 | |
5393728626 | Inversion | Techneque which the normal order is reversed to achieve effects of emphasis and / or meter | 19 |
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