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Picaresque vs. Picturesque
Picaresque
/ˌpɪkəˈresk◂/Examples:
The film embraced a picaresque style, full of roguish charm.Her picaresque journey was marked by adventures and mishaps.Their picaresque travels took them through bustling city streets.
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Picturesque
/ˌpɪktʃəˈresk/Examples:
The village exudes a quaint, picturesque charm.A picturesque stream meandered through the landscape.Their quaint garden is truly picturesque every spring.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Picaresque relates to roguish characters, often in a satirical story, imagine a rogue on an adventure.
- Picturesque refers to something visually charming or strikingly scenic, think of a beautiful landscape.
- Remember pic in picturesque as in picture — something you'd want to paint or photograph.
- Picaresque often spins tales about misadventures and satire, whereas picturesque is all about beauty.
- Visual imagery typically relates to picturesque, not picaresque.
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