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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 ...
In literature, a number of different types of lapsus are named depending on context: [8] lapsus linguae (pl. same): slip of the tongue; lapsus calami: slip of the pen [9] lapsus manus: slip of the hand; a synonym for lapsus calami; lapsus clavis: slip of the key (implying a typewriter or computer keyboard) lapsus memoriae: slip of memory
The social novel, also known as the social problem (or social protest) novel, is a "work of fiction in which a prevailing social problem, such as gender, race, or class prejudice, is dramatized through its effect on the characters of a novel". [1]
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Speak is written for young adults and middle/high school students. Labeled a problem novel, it centers on a character who gains the strength to overcome her trauma. [1] [2] The rape troubles Melinda as she struggles with wanting to repress the memory of the event, while simultaneously desiring to speak about it. [2]
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The no-slip condition is an empirical assumption that has been useful in modelling many macroscopic experiments. It was one of three alternatives that were the subject of contention in the 19th century, with the other two being the stagnant-layer (a thin layer of stationary fluid on which the rest of the fluid flows) and the partial slip (a finite relative velocity between solid and fluid ...
The curmudgeonly British heartthrob has become a shockingly formidable awards contender this season for “Heretic,” playing a reclusive chatterbox who holds Mormon missionaries captive in his ...