​Fussion

Definition: Disparate beings fused into one

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​Example:

• ​spider one-eyed baby from Toy Story

​Fission

Definition: Disparate entities ​that one entity changes into and back from at different times

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​Examples:

• Werewolves

• ​Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Magnification​

​Definition: Enlargement

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​Examples: Giant people, giant sharks, giant animals

​Massification

​Definition: hordes; unnaturally large numbers of something dangerous or relatively harmless

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​Examples:

• ​Zombies and vampires in "I Am Legend"

• ​Rats, locusts, spiders, snakes

​Metonymy

​Definition: something not revolting that is associated with things that are

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​Examples: Dracula with rats and wolves

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​Ambigious

​Definition: open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning

​Gothic Literature

​Definition: a genre of literature and film

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​Examples: anything written by Edgar Allan Poe

​Vehemently

​Definition: strongly emotional, intense, and violent

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​Examples:

• King Kong vs. Godzilla

​Gesticulation

​Definition: a gesture, usually a specific one, to emphasize one's point

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​Example: When Miss Speranza explain what exaggeration is she waves her arms around like a crazy person