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Bildungsroman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bildungsroman
German pronunciation:[ˈbɪldʊŋs.ʁoˌmaːn]; "bildung", meaning "education", and "roman", meaning "novel"; English: "novel of formation, education, culture"; "coming-of-age story")[a][2] is a literary genre that focuses on the psychological and moral growth of the protagonist from youth to adulthood (coming of age),[3] in which character change is extremely important.[4][5]
exposition noun
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exposition
ex·po·si·tion | \ ˌek-spə-ˈzi-shən \
1: a setting forth of the meaning or purpose (as of a writing)
2a: discourse or an example of it designed to convey information or explain what is difficult to understand
b(1): the first part of a musical composition in sonata form in which the thematic material of the movement is presented
(2): the opening section of a fugue
genre
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/genre
1: a category of artistic, musical, or literary composition characterized by a particular style, form, or contenta classic of the gothic novel genre
3: painting that depicts scenes or events from everyday life usually realistically
generation noun
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/generation
gen·er·a·tion | \ ˌje-nə-ˈrā-shən \
Definition of generation
1a: a body of living beings constituting a single step in the line of descent from an ancestor
b: a group of individuals born and living contemporaneouslythe younger generation
c: a group of individuals having contemporaneously a status (such as that of students in a school) which each one holds only for a limited period
d: a type or class of objects usually developed from an earlier typefirst of the … new generation of powerful supersonic fighters— Kenneth Koyen
2a: the action or process of producing offspring : PROCREATION
b: the process of coming or bringing into beinggeneration of income
c: origination by a generating process : PRODUCTIONespecially : formation of a geometric figure by motion of another
3: the average span of time between the birth of parents and that of their offspring
grat·i·tude | \ ˈgra-tə-ˌtüd , -ˌtyüd\
: the state of being grateful : THANKFULNESSexpressed gratitude for their support
su·per·nat·u·ral | \ ˌsü-pər-ˈna-chə-rəl , -ˈnach-rəl\
1: of or relating to an order of existence beyond the visible observable universeespecially : of or relating to God or a god, demigod, spirit, or devil
2a: departing from what is usual or normal especially so as to appear to transcend the laws of nature
b: attributed to an invisible agent (such as a ghost or spirit)
para·nor·mal | \ ˌper-ə-ˈnȯr-məl , ˌpa-rə-; ˈper-ə-ˌnȯr-, ˈpa-rə-\
: not scientifically explainable : SUPERNATURAL
fes·tive | \ ˈfe-stiv \
1: of, relating to, or suitable for a feast or festivala festive occasionThe house looks festive during the holidays.
op·ti·mism | \ ˈäp-tə-ˌmi-zəm \ (noun)
1: a doctrine that this world is the best possible world
2: an inclination to put the most favorable construction upon actions and events or to anticipate the best possible outcomeexpressed optimism about the future of the businessthe optimism of cheerleaders
1: showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious
made an auspicious beginning
2: attended by good fortune : prosperous
an auspicious year
1: of, relating to, or born under the planet Mercury
2: having qualities of eloquence, ingenuity, or thievishness attributed to the god Mercury or to the influence of the planet Mercury
3: characterized by rapid and unpredictable changeableness of mooda mercurial temper
4: of, relating to, containing, or caused by mercury
geno·cide | \ ˈje-nə-ˌsīd \ (noun)
: the deliberate and systematic destruction of a racial, political, or cultural group
1: having infinite awareness, understanding, and insightan omniscient authorthe narrator seems an omniscient person who tells us about the characters and their relations— Ira Konigsberg
2: possessed of universal or complete knowledge the omniscient God
Definition: the symbol #
The origins of octothorpe are shrouded in mystery; we are fairly certain that the word began being used in the early 1970s, but we do not know what led to the prefix for “eight” (-octo) being added to the component for thorpe (“thorpe”).
peculiar adjective pe·cu·liar \ pi-ˈkyül-yər \
1: characteristic of only one person, group, or thing : distinctive
2: different from the usual or normal
Schadenfreude (/ˈʃɑːdənfrɔɪdə/;
German: ( listen); lit. 'harm-joy') is the experience of pleasure, joy, or self-satisfaction that comes from learning of or witnessing the troubles, failures, or humiliation of another
im·pet·u·ous | \ im-ˈpech-wəs ; -ˈpe-chə-, -chü-əs\
Definition of impetuous
1: marked by impulsive vehemence or passion
an impetuous temperament
2: marked by force and violence of movement or action
an impetuous wind
pre·cept | \ ˈprē-ˌsept \
Definition of precept
1: a command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action
2: an order issued by legally constituted authority to a subordinate official
epiph·a·ny | \ i-ˈpi-fə-nē \
plural epiphanies
1capitalized : January 6 observed as a church festival in commemoration of the coming of the Magi as the first manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles or in the Eastern Church in commemoration of the baptism of Christ
2: an appearance or manifestation especially of a divine being
3a(1): a usually sudden manifestation or perception of the essential nature or meaning of something
(2): an intuitive grasp of reality through something (such as an event) usually simple and striking
(3): an illuminating discovery, realization, or disclosure
b: a revealing scene or moment
in·teg·ri·ty | \ in-ˈte-grə-tē \
1: firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values : INCORRUPTIBILITY
2: an unimpaired condition : SOUNDNESS
3: the quality or state of being complete or undivided : COMPLETENESS
iro·ny | \ ˈī-rə-nē also ˈī(-ə)r-nē \
plural ironies
1a: the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning
b: a usually humorous or sardonic literary style or form characterized by irony
c: an ironic expression or utterance
2a(1): incongruity between the actual result of a sequence of events and the normal or expected result
(2): an event or result marked by such incongruity
b: incongruity between a situation developed in a drama and the accompanying words or actions that is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play
— called also dramatic irony, tragic irony
3: a pretense of ignorance and of willingness to learn from another assumed in order to make the other's false conceptions conspicuous by adroit questioning
— called also Socratic irony
of, relating to, or being a method of harvesting or using a resource so that the resource is not depleted or permanently damaged
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