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6691966290AdageA proverb or short statement expressing a general truth0
6691966291ElegyA sad poem, usually written to praise and express sorrow for someone who is dead1
6691966292KenningA compound expression in Old English and Old Norse poetry with metaphorical meaning2
6691966293VicariousExperienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another person3
6691966294AmbiguityThe quality of being open to more than one interpretation; inexactness4
6691966295EpigramA pithy saying or remark expressing an idea in a clever and amusing way. A short poem5
6691966296HamartiaA fatal flaw leading to the downfall of a tragic hero or heroine.6
6691966297LampoonPublicly criticize (someone or something) by using ridicule, irony, or sarcasm.7
6691966298TropeA figurative or metaphorical use of a word or expression8
6691966299BathosAn effect of anticlimax created by an unintentional lapse in mood from the sublime to the trivial or ridiculous9
6691966300Euphemisma mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.10
6691966301MotifA decorative design or pattern11
6691966302HubrisExcessive pride or self-confidence12
6691966303PastoralConcerning or appropriate to the giving of spiritual guidance13
6691966304BombastHigh-sounding language with little meaning used to impress people14
6691966305FarcdA comic dramatic work using buffoonery and horseplay and typically including crude characterization ludicrously15
6691966306Non-sequiturA conclusion of statement that does not logically follow the previous argument or statement16
6691966307AnachorismA thing belonging or appropriate to a period other than that in which exists, especially a thing that is conspicuously old-fashioned17
6691966308CanonPart of the story in an individual universe of that story18
6691966309HaranguA lengthy or expressive speech19

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