bathos

Noun

Meaning

A ludicrous descent from the elevated to the low, in writing or speech; anticlimax.

Source: Webster's dictionary

anticlimax mawkishness sappiness triteness romanticism mush analogy sentiment disappointment allegory nostalgia absurdity antithesis melodrama disillusionment

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bliss felicity glee summit nadir depth

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end close style ending conclusion closing

stobha

Signets, or the Bathos of "Had I But Groaned" Source: Internet

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