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6249291827GotteedammerungTwilight of the Gods/ often deals with the end of the world0
6249291828FarceAn exaggerated comedy that intentionally goes too far1
6249291829FabliauComic story using low or base stock characters2
6249291830FoilA character who mirrors and helps reflect another character3
6249291831EuphonyA pleasing collection of sound4
6249291832ExegesisClose reading often of biblical text5
6249291833GothicCharacterized by mystery and intrigue6
6249291834EthosLogical argument based on authority of source7
6249291835EpithetA nickname or expressooj8
6249291836FlashbackFilling in details from the past to help explain the present9
6249291837FreytagA plot pyramid of authority10
6249291838ForeshadowingEvents that help predict later events11
6249291839EpitomeThe classic or exact example of12
6249291840ExistentialismDepressing European philosophy13
6249291841Folk BalladMedieval short narrative or poem, often sung that reveals or involves a tragedy14
6249291842GestaltAn existential form of psychotherapy that emphasizes the feeling or tone of the time period15
6249291843ExpressionismThe scream painted by Edvard Munch distorts reality to evoke emotion16
6249291844FatalismPredestined world. Death is inevitable17
6249291845Figurative languageShakespeare18
6249291846Free verseFree verse is an open form of poetry. It Due to the poetic use of imagery and the repetitive tool of anaphora, Churchill's speech could easily be turned into a free verse poem with the addition of enjambment.does not use consistent meter patterns, rhyme, or any other musical pattern19
6249291847EpithalamiumPoem about a wedding20
6249291848Flat charactersBruce the shark. Has a simple personality21
6249291849Falling actionHeathcliff dying22
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