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hoary

Manhattan Beach is a pastiche of the hoary literary devices and plotlines of disability

—p.115 Manhattan Beach (101) by Alexander Moran
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aptronym

Dickens is one such nineteenth-century figure who particularly toys with aptronyms, such as Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol (1843).

—p.86 A Visit from the Goon Squad (78) by Alexander Moran
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synecdoche

In this regard, the PowerPoint chapter, “Great Rock and Roll Pauses,” works as a synecdoche for the entire novel, where gaps, pauses, and strict formatting rules define each slide.

—p.85 A Visit from the Goon Squad (78) by Alexander Moran
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proleptic

Moments of prolepsis are repeated throughout Goon Squad¸ and particularly in “Safari.”

—p.85 A Visit from the Goon Squad (78) by Alexander Moran
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antic

“I was just playing with him,” Leonard said with his antic smile.

—p.359 by Jeffrey Eugenides
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