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subtlety

(n) quality of being understated or delicate

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Orator

(n) a person who delivers a speech or oration

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benevolent

(adj) intending or showing kindness

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deficient

(ajd) lacking some characteristic or element, defective

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fervent

(adj) having or showing great warmth or intensity of spirit, feeling, enthusiasm

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piety

(n) the quality of being religious

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consternation

(n) fear resulting from awareness of danger

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redolent

(adj) having a strong or pleasant odor

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smite

(v) to hit or strike something

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guile

(n) the quality of being crafty

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myriad

(n/adj) a large or indefinite number

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elusive

(adj) Skillful at eluding capture, difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze, difficult to describe, making great mental demands; hard to comprehend, solve, or believe

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elixir

(n) a magical or medicinal potion

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tumultuously

(adverb) In a tumultuous and riotous manner

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spiritual

a religious song many associated with slavery; had two parts - a literal and figurative meaning

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allegory

a story/poem that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning

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refrain

the line or lines that are repeated in music or in poetry

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tone

the general character or attitude

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theme

the subject

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rhyme scheme

the ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse.

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situational irony

when something happens that is opposite of what is expected

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dramatic irony

when the audience knows something that a character does not

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third person omniscient

a pov where the narrator knows all the thoughts, actions, and feelings of all characters

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third person limited

the pov that uses a narrator with access to only one character's perspective

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stream of consciousness

a writing technique that tries to convey a character's thoughts as they experience them

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symbolism

the use of symbols to represent ideas