Source: wikibot/bathos
= Bathos
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Bathos is a literary and rhetorical device that refers to an abrupt shift from a serious or elevated tone to a trivial or commonplace one, often resulting in a humorous or absurd effect. It can occur in various forms, including in poetry, prose, or speech. The term is derived from the Greek word "bathos," which means "depth," but in literary context, it typically connotes a failed attempt to achieve grandeur, leading to a sense of bathos instead.