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homily

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A lecture or sermon on a religious or moral theme meant to guide human behavior.

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hubris

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Excessive pride that often affects tone.

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humanism

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A belief that emphasizes faith and optimism in human potential and creativity.

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hyperbole

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Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect.

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idyll

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A lyric poem or passage that describes a kind of ideal life or place.

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image

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A word or phrase representing that which can be seen; touched; tasted; smelled; or felt.

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imagery

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the use of images in speech and writing.

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indirect quotation

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A rendering of a quotation in which actual words are not stated but only approximated or paraphrased.

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inductive reasoning

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A method of reasoning in which a number of specific facts or examples are used to make a generalization.

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inference

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A conclusion or proposition arrived at by considering facts; observations; or some other specific data.

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invective

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A direct verbal assault; a denunciation; casting blame on someone or something.

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irony

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A mode of expression in which the intended meaning is the opposite of what is stated; often implying ridicule or light sarcasm; a state of affairs or events that is the reverse of what might have been expected.

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kenning

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A device employed in Anglo-Saxon poetry in which the name of a thing is replaced by one of its functions or qualities.

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lampoon

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A mocking; satirical assault on a person or situation.

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litotes

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A form of understatement in which the negative of the contrary is used to achieve emphasis or intensity.

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loose sentence

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A sentence that follows the customary word order of English sentences; i.e.; subject-verb-objects. The main idea of the sentence is presented first and is then followed by one or more subordinate clauses.

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lyrical prose

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Personal; reflective prose that reveals the speaker’s thoughts and feelings about the subject.

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malapropism

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A confused use of words in which the appropriate word is replaced by one with a similar sound but inappropriate meaning.

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maxim

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A saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth.

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melodrama

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A literary form in which events are exaggerated in order to create an extreme emotional response.

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metaphor

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A figure of speech that compares unlike objects.

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extended metaphor

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When several characteristics of the same objects are compared

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metaphorical allusion

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A metaphor referring to a particular person; place; or thing

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metaphysical

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A term describing poetry that uses elaborate conceits; expresses the complexities of love and life; and is highly intellectual. More generally; it refers to ideas that are neither analytical nor subject to empirical verification; that is; ideas that express an attitude about which rational argument is impossible.

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metonymy

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A figure of speech that uses the name of one thing to represent something else with which it is associated.

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Middle English

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The language spoken in England roughly between 1150 and 1500 A.D.

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mock epic

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A parody of traditional epic form.

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mock solemnity

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Feigned or deliberately artificial seriousness; often for satirical purposes.