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utopia

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perfect society

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sonnet

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small/little song–14 lines - written in iambic pentameter // each line has 10 syllables

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round character

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“complex personality” –depth in feelings and passions

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4
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situational irony

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when incongruity appears between expectations of something to happen and what actually happens

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5
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static character

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doesnt change or not much

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6
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vernacular

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refers to writing or speaking of the public

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vernacular vs. dialect

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vernacular refers to use of ordinary language in speaking and writing while dialect is related to a particular region and geographical area

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understatement

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make a situation seem less than it really is

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eulogy

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praise someone or something… someone who has died

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dialect

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language used by the people of a specific area. involves spelling, sounds, grammar, and pronunciation

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hubris

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extreme pride and arrogance shown by a character that ultimately brings about his downfall

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anti-hero

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pro dominatecharacter that has characteristics of a conventional hero

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band wagon

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persuades ppl to believe as the author does

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14
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band wagon

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same thing as the one before, idk why we had to write this again tbh

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propaganda

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mass media advertising, politics and literature–interchangable form of communication

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