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  2. Counterpart - Wikipedia

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    A 'Counterpart' is a person or thing that has the same purpose as another one in a different place or organization [1] In paleontology, one half of a split compression fossil Counterpart International , a U.S.-based development charity

  3. List of stock characters - Wikipedia

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    Male counterpart of "Sexy mother" -– sometimes also called "Hot dad" (see: DILF or sugar daddy). A charismatic and attractive middle-aged man who is dating and having sex with younger women. Shonen manga hero: A simple-minded yet spirited and friendly hero eager to face any challenge and prove his/her strength.

  4. Frankenstein in popular culture - Wikipedia

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    In Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger, the monster Dora Franke was an obvious nod to the Monster and has two other forms known as Zombie Franke and Satan Franke. His Mighty Morphin Power Rangers counterpart was simply referred to as the "Frankenstein Monster" while his Zombie Franke and Satan Franke forms were depicted as a separate monster named Mutitus.

  5. Antihero - Wikipedia

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    The antihero entered American literature in the 1950s and up to the mid-1960s as an alienated figure, unable to communicate. [26] The American antihero of the 1950s and 1960s was typically more proactive than his French counterpart. [27] The British version of the antihero emerged in the works of the "angry young men" of the 1950s.

  6. Glossary of literary terms - Wikipedia

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    Also apophthegm. A terse, pithy saying, akin to a proverb, maxim, or aphorism. aposiopesis A rhetorical device in which speech is broken off abruptly and the sentence is left unfinished. apostrophe A figure of speech in which a speaker breaks off from addressing the audience (e.g., in a play) and directs speech to a third party such as an opposing litigant or some other individual, sometimes ...

  7. The Dial - Wikipedia

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    Jr. re-established The Dial as a literary magazine, the form for which it was most successful and best known. The magazine also contained an avant-garde character. [ 19 ] Under Watson's and Thayer's sway The Dial published remarkably influential artwork, poetry and fiction, including William Butler Yeats ' "The Second Coming" and the first ...

  8. Comparative literature - Wikipedia

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    Scholarship in comparative literature includes, for example, studying literacy and social status in the Americas, medieval epic and romance, the links of literature to folklore and mythology, colonial and postcolonial writings in different parts of the world, and asking fundamental questions about the definition of literature itself. [4]

  9. List of literary movements - Wikipedia

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    Literary movements are a way to divide literature into categories of similar philosophical, topical, or aesthetic features, as opposed to divisions by genre or period. Like other categorizations, literary movements provide language for comparing and discussing literary works. These terms are helpful for curricula or anthologies. [1]