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•  Sonnet

  The sonnet is one of the poetic forms that can be found in lyric poetry from Europe. The term "sonnet" derives from the Occitan word sonet and the Italian word sonetto, both meaning "little song" or "little sound". By the thirteenth century, it had come to signify a poem of fourteen lines that follows a strict rhyme scheme and specific structure. The conventions associated with the sonnet have evolved over its history.

  

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•  Catharsis

  Catharsis is a Greek word meaning "cleansing", "purging". It is derived from the infinitive verb of Ancient Greek: transliterated as kathairein "to purify, purge," and adjective Ancient Greek: katharos "pure or clean."

  

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•  Anacoluthon

  An anacoluthon [from the Greek, anakolouthon, from an-: 'not' + akolouthos: 'following'. ] is a rhetorical device that can be loosely defined as a change of syntax within a sentence. More specifically, anacoluthons (or "anacolutha") are created when a sentence abruptly changes from one structure to another. Grammatically, anacoluthon is an error; however, in rhetoric it is a figure that shows excitement, confusion, or laziness.

  

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•  Mimesis

  Mimesis is a critical and philosophical term that carries a wide range of meanings, which include: imitation, representation, mimicry, imitatio, nonsensuous similarity, the act of resembling, the act of expression, and the presentation of the self.

  

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•  Bathos

  Bathos (Greek, meaning depth), strictly speaking, refers to the expression or discovery of humor in a phrase, whether done deliberately through the use of an incongruous or ironic combination of ideas in order to make the humorous aspect seem unintended, or unintentionally, providing fun for the critical reader. If the contrast is overtly intended, it may be described as Burlesque or mock-heroic.

  

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•  Ekphrasis

  Ekphrasis or ecphrasis is the graphic, often dramatic description of a visual work of art. In ancient times it referred to a description of any thing, person, or experience. The word comes from the Greek ek and phrasis, 'out' and 'speak' respectively, verb ekphrazein, to proclaim or call an inanimate object by name.

  

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•  Poetics (Aristotle)

  Aristotle's Poetics is the earliest-surviving work of dramatic theory and the first extant philosophical treatise to focus on literary theory. In it, Aristotle offers an account of what he calls "poetry". He examines its "first principles" and identifies its genres and basic elements; his analysis of tragedy constitutes the core of the discussion.

  

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•  Peripeteia

  Peripeteia is a reversal of circumstances, or turning point. The term is primarily used with reference to works of literature. The English form of peripeteia is peripety. Peripety is a sudden reversal dependent on intellect and logic. In modern Greek περιπέτεια means adventure.

  

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•  Ethos

  Ethos is a Greek word originally meaning "accustomed place" (as in ἤθεα ἵππων "the habitat of horses", Iliad 6.511), "custom, habit", equivalent to Latin mores. Ethos forms the root of ethikos (ἠθικός), meaning "moral, showing moral character". To the Greeks ancient and modern, the meaning is simply "the state of being", the inner source, the soul, the mind, and the original essence, that shapes and forms a person or animal.

  

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•  Elegiac

  Elegiac refers either to those compositions that are like elegies or to a specific poetic meter used in Classical elegies. The Classical elegiac meter has two lines, making it a couplet: a line of dactylic hexameter, followed by a line of dactylic pentameter. Because the hexameter line is in the same meter as epic poetry, and because the elegiac form was always considered lower style than epic, elegists frequently wrote with epic in mind and positioned themselves in relation to epic.

  

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•  Genesee, Idaho

  Genesee is a city in Latah County, Idaho, United States. The population was 946 at the 2000 census.

  

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•  Virginia State Route 150

  State Route 150, also known as the Chippenham Parkway, is a primary state highway in and near Richmond, Virginia, United States. It forms a partial beltway around the southwest side of the city. Most of SR 150 is a freeway, but portions of the road include at-grade intersections with residential side streets; traffic in those areas is restricted to lower speeds. Most of the Parkway is located in Chesterfield County and the independent city of Richmond.

  

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•  Yemenia

  Yemenia - Yemen Airways is the national airline of Yemen, based in Sana'a. It operates scheduled domestic services as well as international services to more than 30 destinations in Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and Asia. Its main base is Sana'a International Airport (SAH), with a hub at Aden International Airport (ADE). Yemenia is a member of the Arab Air Carriers Organization.

  

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•  Sebastian Colloredo

  Sebastian Colloredo (born 9 September 1987 in Gemona del Friuli) is an Italian ski jumper. He has finished among the top 10 in the World Cup two times: In December 2005 (10th) in Harrachov, which was also his World Cup debut, and in December 2006 in Lillehammer (8th). He participated in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, where he finished 27th in the normal hill, 36th in the large hill and 11th in the team event.

  

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