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1
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indirect or not implied reference

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allusion

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2
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imitation of sounds

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onomatopoeia

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repeating a word or phrase in the beginning

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anaphora

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repeating vowel sounds

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assonance

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repeating consonant sounds

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alliteration

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contradictory but true (e.g. less is more)

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paradox

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humorous play of words

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pun

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placing two comparable ideas side by side so that the readers will compare and contrast them (e.g. all fair’s in love and war)

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parallelism/juxtaposition

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balancing two opposing ideas, or placing two different ideas parallel to each other (e.g. it was the best of times, it was the worst of times)

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anti-thesis

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arrangement of ideas or events from most to least important

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anti-climax

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arrangement of ideas or events from least to most important

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climax

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addressing an absent person or inanimate object

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Apostrophe

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using another descriptive words instead of the literal; indirect way of naming something (e.g. china – sleeping giant)

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periphrasis

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two opposing ideas are put together (e.g. deafening silence)

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oxymoron

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15
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opposite of the actual meaning

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Irony

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16
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Types of irony

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dramatic irony, situational irony, verbal irony

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17
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understatement; using a negative word to represent a positive idea

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litotes

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18
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exaggeration

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hyperbole

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19
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using a part to represent the whole

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synecdoche

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20
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a word is replaced with another word that is closely related to it (pen is mightier than the sword)

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metonymy

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21
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giving human quality to inanimate objects

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personification

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22
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comparing unlike objects without using like or as

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metaphor

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23
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comparing unlike objects while using like or as

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simile

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24
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two classification of literature

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prose and poetry

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25
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written work in its ordinary form

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prose

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26
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a type of prose that is factual

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non-fiction

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27
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a type of prose that is about imaginary events or people

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fiction

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28
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two types of prose

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fiction and nonfiction

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29
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account of the person’s life written by that person

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autobiography

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30
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account of the person’s life written by another person

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Biography

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31
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literary genre that uses letters to tell a story

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Epistolary

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32
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literary work in a form of letters/ series of letters

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Epistle

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33
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long narrative divided into chapters

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Novel

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34
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a narrative that involves with only one character, setting, or plot.

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Short story

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35
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written to define, explain, or discuss a particular topic; expresses viewpoint or opinions of the writer

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Essay

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36
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presented in stage and divided into acts and scenes

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Plays

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37
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origins

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Legends

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38
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stories with animal characters that are intended to convey a moral or a lesson

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fables

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39
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famous storyteller of fable

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Aesop

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40
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a story with a point; bring out lessons to the readers

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Anecdotes

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41
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a story within a story

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Frame-tale

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42
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used to illustrate moral or spiritual lesson

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Parable

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43
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3 types of poetry

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lyrical, dramatic, narrative

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44
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extended narrative about the deeds and adventures of heroic people

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Epic

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45
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about supernatural beings

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Tales

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46
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a poem or song narrating a story

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Ballads

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47
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comes from the word lyre; a type of poetry that expresses the emotions of the writer

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Lyrical Poetry

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48
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– awiting bayan

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Folksongs

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49
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14-line poem

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Sonnet

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50
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death as its main theme

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Elegy

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51
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poetry of praise or tribute; a poem with noble feeling

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Ode

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52
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song praising God

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Psalms

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53
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12 syllables per line; realistic (e.g. florante at laura)

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Awit –

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54
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8 syllables; fantasy (ibong adarna)

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Corrido –

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55
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short and satirical poem

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Epigram –

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56
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traditional Japanese poem; 5-7-5 syllables

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Haiku –

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57
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humorous 5-line poem

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Limerick

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58
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evokes country life

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Pastoral

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59
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dealing with tragic events; struggles mighty against dynamic forces until he met his death

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Tragedy –

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60
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komos (revelry/festivity); the goal is to amuse and it has happy ending

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Comedy

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61
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immediate and intense emotion; has happy ending

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Melodrama –

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62
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exaggerated comedy; situations are too ridiculous to be true

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Farce –

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63
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own Filipino alphabet

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Baybayin/alibata

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64
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– first book printed in Ph. in 1593

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Doctrina Christiana

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65
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who wrote doctrina christiana

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Fr. Juan de Placencia and Fr. Nieva

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66
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– first tagalog novel published in Philippines

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Barlaan at Josephat

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67
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– life and sufferings of Jesus Christ

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Passion

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68
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– letters between two sisters dealing with good behavior

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Urbana at Felisa

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69
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who wrote urbana at felisa

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Modesto de Castro (Father of Classic Prose in Tagalog)

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70
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– first tagalog dictionary by Fr. Pedro de San Buenaventura

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Vocabulario Dela Lengua Tagala

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71
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– debate in poetic verse

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Balagtasan

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72
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– played during wakes for the dead

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Duplo/karagatan

72
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– play about the fight between Christians and Moros

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Moro-moro

72
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– father of drama musical comedy/melodrama dealing with man’s passions and emotions

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Zarzuela

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72
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– easter play

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Salubong

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73
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– passion and death of Christ

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Cenaculo

73
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– finding an inn to deliver baby Jesus

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Panunuluyan

73
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– search of St. Helena

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Tibag

73
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Triumvirate (propaganda leaders):

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Jose Rizal, Graciano Lopez Jaena, Marcelo H. Del Pilar

74
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Rizal full name

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Jose Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda

74
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Marcelo H. Del Pilar pennames

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– plaridel, Dolores manapat, piping dilat, siling labuyo

74
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  • He wrote dasalan at tuksuhan
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Marcelo H. Del Pilar

74
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  • Father of Philippine Journalism
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M. H. Del Pilar

75
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  • Father of Philippine Masonry
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M. H. Del Pilar

75
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he is known as diego laura

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graciano lopez jaena

75
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he wrote fray botod

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graciano lopez jaena

75
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great orator

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graciano lopez jaena

75
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–first newspaper or magazine of the propaganda movement

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La solidaridad

75
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– first Filipino novel in Spanish (Pedro Paterno)

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Ninay

76
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– father of filipino democracy, father of katipunan

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Andres Bonifacio

76
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  • He wrote pag-ibig sa tinubuang lupa
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Andres Bonifacio

76
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– brains of the katipunan

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Emilio Jacinto

76
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He wrote the kartilya ng katipunan at liwanag at dilim

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Emilio Jacinto

77
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– sublime paralytic brains of the revolution

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Apolinario Mabini

77
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– wrote the national anthem

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Jose palma

77
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father of the tagalog drama; walang sugat

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Severino reyes

77
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– father of Ilocano literature

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Pedro bukaneg

77
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– prince of Ilocano poets

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Claro caluya

77
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– best bukanegero

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Leon pichay

77
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– first poem published in English

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Sursum corda

78
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Author of the Dead stars

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Paz Marquez
Benitez

79
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books of all books; literature that provokes another literature

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bible

80
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– hieroglyphics

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Egyptian writing

81
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– dramatic dance and masked actors

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Noh drama

82
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– 31 syllable classical poetry

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Waka

83
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– Japanese dance drama; traditional Japanese theater

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Kabuki

84
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– first non-european to receive a nobel prize for literature

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Rabindranath tagore

85
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– greatest Sanskrit playwright; poet known for sakuntala

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Kalidasa

86
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– an epic that narrates the adventures of Rama and his wife, Sita

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Ramayana

87
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– hindu epic; longest poem in the world about the bitter quarrel of two brothers – Pandu and Karu

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Mahabharata

88
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four vedas in indian literature

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rigveda, brahmanas, upanishads, puranas

89
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vedas of praise; sacred hymns

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rigveda

90
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prayers and rituals

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brahmanas

91
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discourse between teachers and pupils

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upanishads

92
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history of aryan race

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puranas

93
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great poet in arabian literature

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khalil gibran

94
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sacred scripture of confucianism

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analects

95
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first anthology of chinese poetry

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shih ching

96
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the first sage of china; education for all

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confucius/kung fu-tze

97
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chinese poems are characterized by ______ and _____

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compactness and brevity

98
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one of the major cultural heritage of the world

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chinese literature

99
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– father of purposive communication

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Aristotle

100
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– exchanging ideas

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Communication

101
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– translating images into symbols (sender - encoder)

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Encoding

102
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– giving meanings to the message (receiver – decoder)

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Decoding

103
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– words of particular profession

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Jargon

104
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– amplification and enrichment of the voice with the use of amplifiers such as chest, windpipe, and nose

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Resonation

105
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– using indirect or mild word to replace a harsh word

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Euphemism

106
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– bard of avon; greatest English writer

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William Shakespeare

107
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– sense and sensibility; pride and prejudice

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Jane Austen

108
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– Christmas carol; tale of two cities

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Charles Dickens

109
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animal farm; 1984

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George Orwell

110
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– huckleberry Finn, Tom Sawyer

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Mark Twain/Samuel Clemens

111
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  • mythical geographer – Iliad and Odyssey
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Homer

112
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– concise saying that’s used to express a customary truth; witty statements (eg. Out of the frying pan and into the fire; actions speak louder than words; if ain’t broke, don’t fix it)

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Aphorism

113
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– father of horror stories (the raven, the fall of the house of usher, Annabel lee)

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Edgar Allan Poe

114
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Don Quixote, hero of Miguel Cervantes’ immoral novel, rode forth

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to defend the oppressed and right the wrong

115
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Adults acquire new words and experiences primarily through

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exposure to their use

116
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– spoken, written, sign language

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Verbal communication

117
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– gestures, non-oral

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Nonverbal

118
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– medieval German epic

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Nibelungenlied

119
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In the count of monte cristo, edmond dantes was wrongfully imprisoned in

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chateau d’ilf/ devil’s island

120
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– count of monte cristo (favorite book of rizal), 3 musketeers

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Alexandre dumas

121
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– what you can do for your country

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John F. Kennedy

122
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– bible verse of the latin version of noli me tangere or touch me not

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John 20:17

123
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o. henry real name

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– William Sydney porter

124
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– ability to read with speed, accuracy, and proper expression

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fluency

125
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– sneaky

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furtive

126
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– relevant

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germane

127
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– at sixes and sevens

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disagreement

128
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virgin queen

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– queen Elizabeth I

129
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art for art’s sake

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jose garcia villa

130
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era of knights and castle

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– middle ages/medieval

131
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– a way a particular person speaks distinct from others

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idiolect

132
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– primary goal of communication

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effect a change

133
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harsh sounds

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cacophony

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person to book (reading model)

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top-down

135
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book to person (reading model)

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bottom-up

136
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book and person (reading model)

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interactive

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emulating

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imitating

138
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impertinent

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irrelevant

139
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paradise lost (sinning of adam and eve)

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john milton

140
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aplomb

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composure

141
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theme of rubaiyat of omar khayyam

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grasp pleasure while you can

142
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to put your finger in the pie

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participate

143
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father of english tragedies

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christopher marlowe

144
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adonis flower

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red anemone

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eye movement

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oculesics

146
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body movement

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kinesics

147
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touch

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haptics

148
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distance

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proximity

149
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spelling

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orthography

150
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father of purposive communication and father of biology

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aristotle

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talkative; verbose

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loquacious

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