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age of reason

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term used to describe a phase in western philosophy and cultural life in which reason was advocated as the primary source and basis of authority

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alliteration

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repetiton of initial letter or sound in adjacent words to create an atmospheric or onomatopoeic effect

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allusion

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passing reference to another literary work, without naming it

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Ambiguity

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Capacity of words to have simultaneous meanings In the context as a device for enriching Meaning

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Ambivalence

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The coexistence in one persons mind of two opposing attitudes or feelings in a single contexts

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Antithesis

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A contrast or opposition of ideas usually achieved by the balancing of connected clauses with parallel grammatical constructions

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Aphorism

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Opinion face like a self evident truth e.g. there is no confusion like to confusion of a simple mind

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aposiopesis

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Incomplete utterance caused by emotion or confusion e.g. it’s the funniest thing old sport he said hilariously I can’t when I try to

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arthurian legend

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A reference to the web video and manses concerning gallant knight in shining armour

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Assonance

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Repetition of vowel sounds in words in close proximity e.g. touch of a cluster

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Athene

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In Greek mythology the shrewd companion of heroes and the goddess of heroic endeavour

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Caricature

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Saturated and ridiculous portrayal of person built around a pacific physical personality trait e.g. wall shines nose and accent

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Characterisation

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Means by which fictional characters are personified and made distinctive

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Cliche

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Predictable and overused expression or situation

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Climax

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Moment of intensity to which a series of events has been leading

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Colloquial

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Informal language of conversational speech

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Connotations

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Associations of votes by a word e.g. palaces suggest luxury

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Contextuality

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Historical social and cultural background of a text

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Criticism

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Evaluation of literary texts or other artistic work

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Dialect

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Verity of the language used in a particular area distinguish by features of grammar and or vocabulary

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Dialogue

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Direct speech of characters engaged in a conversation

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diction

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Choice of words vocabulary from particular semantic field

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Dramatic irony

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When the audience know something that the characters speaking does not which creates humour or tension

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empathy

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Identifying with a character in a literary work

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Epigraph

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Quotation placed at the beginning of the book as an indication of its theme

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Epigram

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Wittily condensed expression e.g. the most limited of all specialist the world grounded man

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Epiphany

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Sudden and striking revelation of the essence of something sublime

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Eponymous

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Main character after whom a work is named

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Eternal triangle

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Three way relationship course in jealousy and betrayal went to men love one woman or vice versa

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Euphemism

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Tactful word or phrase to refer to something unpleasant or offensive

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Figurative

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Using imagery non-natural use of language

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Foreshadowing

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Arranging events and information so that later events are prepared for

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Framing

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A story within which another story is presented for parallels or contrast

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Freudian

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Reference the belief of the Austrian psychoanalyst that early childhood experience affects all adult responses to life through the workings of the subconscious where repressed urges lurk and reveal themselves in dreams and through Freudian slips

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Genre

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Type or form of writing with identifiable characteristics

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Holy grail

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Cup that is said to have caught the blood of Christ on the cross

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Homo phone

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A play on words involving two words that sound the same but are spelt differently

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Hyperbole

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Deliberate exaggeration for effect

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Icarus

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A character in Greek mythology who attempted to escape from exile using wings his father has had made he flew too close to the Sun the works in his wings melted and he fell into the sea symbolic of heroic audacity

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idiolect

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Style of speech peculiar to an individual and recognisable as such

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Imagery

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Descriptive language appealing to the senses imagery maybe sustain or occurring throughout the text usually in the form of simile or metaphor

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Intertextuality

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Relationship between one text and another

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Intrusive narrator

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Narrator who addresses the reader or interpolates comments

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Irony

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Language intended to mean the opposite of the words express or using all amusing or cruel or a reversal of an outcome expected intended all deserve situation in which one is mocked by fate or the facts

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Juxtaposition

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Sing side-by-side for ironic contrast of interpretation

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Lexis

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A term used in linguistics to designate the total vocabulary used in a particular text

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Lyrical

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Expression of strong feelings usually love suggestive of music

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Metaphor

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suppressed comparison implied not stated

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Midas

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Greek mythology a king who was supposed to be turned every thing he touched to gold

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Modernism

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A general term applied retrospectively to the wide range of experimental trends in literature of the early 20th century characterised chiefly by rejection of 19th-century traditions

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Motif

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Recurring verbal or structural device that reminds the audience of a theme e.g. ash

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Myth

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Fiction involving supernatural beings that explains natural social phenomena and embodies traditional and popular ideas

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Narrative

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Connected and usually chronological series of events to form a story

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Objective correlative

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Nicks reaction to the photograph of Gatsby at Oxford is excessive in the circumstances

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Onomatopoeia

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Words that imitate the sound of being described

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Oxymoron

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Phrase consisting of a contradiction in terms

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Paradox

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Self contradictory truth

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Pathetic fallacy

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Attributing emotions to intimate objects usually elements of nature to represent the personas feelings

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Pathos

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evocation of pity by a situation of suffering and helplessness

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Personification

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Human embodiment of an obstruction or object using capital letter

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PlaTonic

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reffering to the doctrines of the Greek philosopher Plato especially the idealist believe that the perceptible world is an illusory shadow of some higher realms of transcending ideas and forms

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plot

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Cause and affect sequence of events caused by characters actions

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Plurality

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Possible multiple meanings of a text

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poetic justice

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Appropriate and often ironic rewarding of virtue and punishment of evil

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Poetic justice

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Appropriate and often ironic rewarding of virtue and punishment of evil

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protagonist

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the principal character

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Puritanism

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Extreme protestant belief that the physical pleasure or enjoyment of art is spiritually dangerous

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Realism and idealism

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Associated with the rise of the noble in the early 18th century realism refers to the depiction of detailed accurately observe scenery objects characters and behaviours it contrast with idealism which filters out unpalatable realities and individual experience or perception

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reflective

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Revealing the thoughts of writer or character

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Register

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Level of formality form of speech shaped by social contexts

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Romance

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Story of love and heroism driving from medieval court life and fairytale

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romanticism

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Influential artistic movement of the late 18th century and early 19 century characterised by the rebellious assertion of the individual and a belief in the spiritual correspondence between man and nature

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satire

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Exposing of vice or foolishness of a person to institution or ridicule

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Semantic field

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Group of words with theMatic relationship

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Semantics

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Study of influence of words of thought and behaviour

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Seven deadly sins

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According to the medieval Catholic Church the following sins were mortal and led straight to hell pride, envy,gluttony, lechery, avarice, wrath, sloth, included as symbols.

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Seven cardinal virtues

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faith, hope, charity, justice, fortinude,prudence and temperance

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simile

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Comparison introduced by as or like, an epic simile is a lengthy and detailed analogy

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Sirens

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sea nymphs who by their sweet singing lured sailorsto destruction on the rocks

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Stereotype

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Category of person with typical characteristics often used for mockery

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style

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Selection and organisation of language elements related to genre or individual user of language

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subtext

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The layer of meaning that lies below the surface of a text which is not actually said or done but maybe deduced by the reader

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Symbol

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Object person or event that represents something more than itself

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synaesthesia

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Fusion of different sense impressions to enhance the experience

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Syntax

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Arrangement of grammar and word order in sentence construction

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Theme

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Abstract idea or issues explored in a text

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Tone

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Emotional aspects of the voice of a text e.g. violently or enthusiastically

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Tragedy

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Literary work of a serious nature traditionally concerning people in high positions with a fatal conclusion for both guilty and the innocent, characterised by waste loss and a fall from power

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Tragic hero

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A literary character who makes errors in judgement in his or her actions that inevitably lead to his or her own downfall

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Transferred epithet

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Adjective noun phrase where the adjective cannot literally apply but only by association e.g. curious intensity

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Unreliable narrator

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A narrator whose account of the events appears to be faulty misleading biased or otherwise distorted so that it departs from the true understanding of events shared between the reader and the author

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Zeitgeist

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German for the spirit of the time the outlook characteristic of a particular age

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