Dictionary Terms
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Inversion
A change in the position, order, or relationship of things so that they are the opposite of what they had been.
Examples:

*You should study to get good grades./ To get good grades you should study. 

*Whenever I dance I feel great. / I feel great whenever I dance.

Hubris

Excessive pride or self-confidence; arrogance.

Examples:

*Noah gets good grades all the time he says he is the most intelligent guy in his class therefore he wants to get a prize and he does not let his classmates correct him.

*Hitler was loosing the war, but as he did not wanted to get captured by the Allies he preferred to commit suicide.

Genre

A class or category of artistic endeavor having a particular form, content or technique.

Examples: Literature genres

*Drama 

*Poetry

*Fiction

*Folktales

*Mystery 

*Prose

Flat Character 

An easily recognized character type in fiction who may not be fully delineated but is useful in carrying out some narrative purpose from the author. Their actions do not affect the plot.

Examples: 

*Timon and Pumba (The Lion King) 

*The sharks and turtles (Nemo)  

*The Tin Man and the Lion (The Wizard of Oz)

Fable

A short tale to teach a moral lesson, often with animal characters. A story not based on facts.

Examples:

*"The Ants and the Grasshopper"

*"The tortoise and the Hare"

*"The Lion and the Mouse"

 
Euphemism

The substitution of a mild, indirect or vague expression for one thought to be offensive. It might have the intention of showing something bad sound good.

Examples:

*I am so happy you beat me at the race! (The person is not happy at all)

*I love working in teams with such a collaborative person like you! (The person hates working in teams with the person mentioned who is not collaborative.)

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