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  2. Glossary of literary terms - Wikipedia

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    Also apophthegm. A terse, pithy saying, akin to a proverb, maxim, or aphorism. aposiopesis A rhetorical device in which speech is broken off abruptly and the sentence is left unfinished. apostrophe A figure of speech in which a speaker breaks off from addressing the audience (e.g., in a play) and directs speech to a third party such as an opposing litigant or some other individual, sometimes ...

  3. Aphorism - Wikipedia

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    An aphorism (from Greek ἀφορισμός: aphorismos, denoting 'delimitation', 'distinction', and 'definition') is a concise, terse, laconic, or memorable expression of a general truth or principle. [1] Aphorisms are often handed down by tradition from generation to generation.

  4. Oxymoron - Wikipedia

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    Oxymorons in the narrow sense are a rhetorical device used deliberately by the speaker and intended to be understood as such by the listener. In a more extended sense, the term "oxymoron" has also been applied to inadvertent or incidental contradictions, as in the case of "dead metaphors" ("barely clothed" or "terribly good").

  5. Didacticism - Wikipedia

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    Didacticism is a philosophy that emphasises instructional and informative qualities in literature, art, and design. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] In art, design, architecture, and landscape, didacticism is a conceptual approach that is driven by the urgent need to explain.

  6. List of writing genres - Wikipedia

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    Genres are formed shared literary conventions that change over time as new genres emerge while others fade. As such, genres are not wholly fixed categories of writing; rather, their content evolves according to social and cultural contexts and contemporary questions of morals and norms.

  7. Literature - Wikipedia

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    Literature is any collection of written work, but it is also used more narrowly for writings specifically considered to be an art form, especially novels, plays, and poems. [1] It includes both print and digital writing. [2] In recent centuries, the definition has expanded to include oral literature, much of which has been transcribed.

  8. AP Latin - Wikipedia

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    The three-hour exam consists of a one-hour multiple-choice section and a two-hour free-response section that includes fifteen minutes of reading time and one hour forty-five minutes of writing time. [2] The multiple choice section includes approximately fifty questions that relate to four passages: three read at sight and one from the syllabus.

  9. The arts - Wikipedia

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    Performance art is a performance over time that combines any number of instruments, objects, and art within a predefined or less well-defined structure, some of which can be improvised. Performance art may be scripted, unscripted, random, or carefully organized—even audience participation may occur.

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