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  2. Eloquence - Wikipedia

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    The word eloquence itself derives from the Latin roots: ē (a shortened form of the preposition ex), meaning "out (of)", and loqui, a deponent verb meaning "to speak". Thus, eloquence is to speak fluently and understand and master language so as to employ a graceful style with persuasiveness, or gracefulness in interpretation and communication.

  3. Biography in literature - Wikipedia

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    The relationship between the biographical and the fictional may vary within different pieces of biographical fiction. It frequently includes selective information and self-censoring of the past. The characters are often real people or based on real people, but the need for "truthful" representation is less strict than in biography.

  4. Innamorati - Wikipedia

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    Their speech is very eloquent Tuscan, as they are of high social status. [5] When commedia dell'arte is played in England, the lovers often speak in Received Pronunciation . [ 5 ] They are well-read in poetry and often recite it at length from memory, and even tend to sing quite often. [ 6 ]

  5. Romantic hero - Wikipedia

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    The Romantic hero is a literary archetype referring to a character that rejects established norms and conventions, has been rejected by society, and has themselves at the center of their own existence. [1] The Romantic hero is often the protagonist in a literary work, and the primary focus is on the character's thoughts rather than their actions.

  6. The Elements of Eloquence - Wikipedia

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    The Elements of Eloquence: How to Turn the Perfect English Phrase is a non-fiction book by Mark Forsyth published in 2013. [1] [2] [3] The book explains classical rhetoric, dedicating each chapter to a rhetorical figure with examples of its use, particularly in the works of William Shakespeare. Forsyth argues the power of Shakespeare's language ...

  7. Intersubjectivity - Wikipedia

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    For example, social psychologists Alex Gillespie and Flora Cornish listed at least seven definitions of intersubjectivity (and other disciplines have additional definitions): people's agreement on the shared definition of a concept; people's mutual awareness of agreement or disagreement, or of understanding or misunderstanding each other;

  8. Theories of love - Wikipedia

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    It is put on a pedestal, making it almost impossible to fulfill all the expectations that people have for their relationships and marriages. For example, with the rising of " promposals ", which are extravagant ways of asking someone to prom, the ways that the expectations of romance [ 46 ] are increasing are illustrated.

  9. Personification - Wikipedia

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    According to Andrew Escobedo, "literary personification marshalls inanimate things, such as passions, abstract ideas, and rivers, and makes them perform actions in the landscape of the narrative." [28] He dates "the rise and fall of its [personification's] literary popularity" to "roughly, between the fifth and seventeenth centuries". [29]