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311958071allusiona reference to a well known person, place, or thing
311958072abridgedshortened form of something
311958073proseany writing that is not poetry or drama
311958074stanza/verseUsed in poetry (as a paragraph is used for prose).
311958075barda poet
311958076contemporaryexists the same time as we do
311958077hyperpoleextreme exaggertion
311958078literal languagelanguage that means exactly what it says
311958079imagerycreate an image in the readers mind
311958080anecdoteshort story
311958081themecentral message from the author
311958082toneauthors attitude to audience or subject
311958083moodfeeling created in the reader by a passage
311958084denotationdictonary definition of a word
311958085connotationfeeling from words
311958086dictionword choice
311958087imminentlikely to happen soon
311958088iridescenthaving shifting, rainbowlike colors
311958089vortexthe center of a situation
311958090infallibilitycan't fail at all
311958091precariouslyunstable
311958092motifpattern that is repeated
311958093microcosma smaller world or universe
311958094dilemmawhen you have to make a decision and its a hard one
311958095human conditionpositive and negative parts of life
311958096advocateto stand up for something
311958097matriarchwoman governs the family
311958098patriarchleader of the family
311958099patronizingtalk down to someone
311958100sadistic...
311958101benevolenthelping others
311958102adversitygoing through anything thats tough
311958103allegoryrepresenting an abstract or siritual meaning through concrete forms
311958104capitalism...
311958105communism...
311958106czar or tsaremporor of russia
311958107democracypeople elect their leaders
311958108republicpower rests in the body of citizens entitled to vote
311958109socialism...
311958110totalitarianism...
311958111regimeperiod of time a government is in power
311958112dystopiabad place
311958113meageriandequate
311958114commissionedauthority granted for an action
311958115oppressionexercise of power in a cruel manner
311958116populacecommon people
311958117exilea person banished from their country or home
311958118deportationsent back to former homeland lawfully
311958119dispelledto cause something to vanish
311958120morosegloomy mood
311958121figurative languagehaving another meaning

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