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2489578259BalladA ballad is a relatively short narrative poem, written to be sung, with dramatic action (a plot).0
2489578260Bathosinsincere or overly sentimental quality of writing/speech intended to evoke pity1
2489580367BildungsromanA German word referring to a novel structured as a series of events that take place as the hero travels in quest of a goal2
2489580368Blank versePoetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter3
2489580386CatharsisAn emotional discharge that brings about a moral or spiritual renewal or welcome relief from tension and anxiety4
2489583068ChiasmusA verbal pattern in which the second half of an expression is balanced against the first but with the parts reversed.5
2489583069ConceitA fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor or surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects.6
2489584485ConnotationAll the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests7
2489584486ConsonanceRepetition of consonant sounds8
2489587287DenotationLiteral meaning of a word9

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