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(also called bathos) a figure of speech in which there is a sudden change in style from the dignified to the silly or ridiculous, often used by writers for comic effect, e.g. I came, I saw, I tripped over my feet.
the plain, straightforward meaning, derived from a literal interpretation of the text; not the...
a twist or sudden change in the plot that reverses the fortune of one of the characters in a way...
See extreme long shot and top angle.
an essay that describes or explains something, usually of technical nature. This can be in the...
the study of the origin of words, and of their history and changes in their meaning (in other...