10.28 Flashcards

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a choral ode celebrating an athletic victory.

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Epinicion

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a short address spoken by an actor at the end of a play that comments on the meaning of the events in the play or looks ahead to expected events; an afterword in any literary work.

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Epilogue

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scene or incident in a literary work

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Episode

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letter written by an apostle in the New Testament of the bible; any letter,especially an informal or instructive one.

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Epistle

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a character tells the story through letters sent to a friend, relative, etc.

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Epistolary Novel

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inscription on a tomb or a written work praising a dead person; any commemoration, eulogy, or remembrance.

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Epitaph

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the part of a stage play that develops the characters, plot, and theme.

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Epitasis

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poem or song honoring the bride and groom on the day of their wedding.

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Epithalamion

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one of the hallmarks of the style of the Greek epic poet Homer is the epithet, a combination of a descriptive phrase and a noun.

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Epithet

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statement summarizing the content of a book, essay, report, etc. or a person/ object that embodies all the qualities of something.

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Epitome

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used to characterize a person who thinks of the ideal reply or retort after leaving a conversation and going upstairs.

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Esprit d’escalier

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short, nonfiction composition on a single topic.

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Essay

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speech or written work paying tribute to a person who has recently died; speech or written work praising a person, place, thing or idea.

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Eulogy

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word or phrase that softens the hard reality of the truth

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Euphemism

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