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The Most Thrilling Part of a Rollercoaster Ride Is the Speed

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The most thrilling part of a rollercoaster ride is the speed of the rapid descent. Yet your excitement begins to build as you wait in line and gradually increases as you board the train, strap yourself in, and begin the slow incline. These increments in level of excitement during this whole process is an example of


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Polysemy

The characteristic of having multiple meanings or interpretations, typically referring to words, symbols, or texts.

Interpretive Community

A concept in literary theory referring to a group of individuals who share common interpretative strategies in reading texts, thus sharing a particular understanding or interpretation.

Stanley Fish

An American literary theorist and legal scholar known for his work on interpretive communities and the role of audience in the meaning of texts.

Interpretive Community

A notion in literary theory that readers within a specific group share interpretive strategies, influencing how texts are understood.

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