Question 1

Prosopopoeia

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personificaton of inanimate object

Question 2

Terminology

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stressed and unstressed vowel sounds

Question 3

Kenning

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compound word; metaphor; indirect description

Question 4

Blank

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is a type of poetry, distinguished by having a regular meter, but no rhyme. In English, the meter most commonly used with blank verse has been iambic pentameter. or unrhymed verse.

Question 5

LItotes

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ironic understatement

Question 6

English/Shakespearean Sonnet

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developed by henry howard earl of surrey.has four divisions used: 3quatrains ( with own rhyme scheme) and a concluding couplet.

Question 7

Renaissance

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Period of  conscious break with medieval culture. A revival of Greek and Roman culture that began in Italy. Term means rebirth.

Question 8

Heroic Couplet

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iambic pentameter lines, rhymed in pairs

Question 9

Hyperbole

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gross exxageration  can be used to heighten effect or for humor

Question 10

Industrial Revolution

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term applied to the social and economic changes that marked the transition from a stable agricultural and commercial society to a modern industrial society relying on complex machinery rather than tools. lasted from midd of 18th cent to the midd of 19th c

Question 11

Enjabment/ Run on lines

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the continuation  of the grammatical construction and sense of a line on to the next verse or couplet. end stop lines.

Question 12

Satire

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object--> to expose, ridicule,and by attacking correct ignorance, folly, vices and abuses.

Question 13

Invocation

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to a deity ( an address to a deity for aid )

Question 14

Napoleonic Wars

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series of wars btw 1792 and 1815.  that ranged france against shifting alliances of other European powers  and that produced a brief French hegemony over most of Europe.  original intent of rev wars was to prevent the spread of french rev. w/n succ.

Question 15

Pathetic Fallacy

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carrying over  to inanimate objects the moods and passions of a human being.

Question 16

Enlightenment

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philosophical movement. the universe if fundamentally rational. can be understood through the use of reason alone. Human experience is the foundation of human understanding  of truth; authority is not to be prefered over experience.

Question 17

Zeugma

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a word or a phrase that modifies to other words or phrases in parralel construction. It modifies ea. in a diff. way or according to a diff. sense.

Question 18

Romanticism

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a mov. of the 18th cent. and 19th cent.  that marked the reaction in lit., philosophy, art, religion, and politics from the new classicism and formal ortho of the preceding period. Idea of the freeing of the artist and writer from restraints and rules.

Question 19

Carpe Diem

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'seize the day'.applied to literature that exemplifies the spirit of let us eat and drink for tomorrow we may die. life w/n results kind of concept.

Question 20

Anaphora

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form of repetition, where same expression/word  or words is repeated at begg. of 2 or more lines, clauses or sentences. builds rhythm.

Question 21

Onomatopoeia

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a word that by their sound suggests their meaning.

Question 22

Realism

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fidelity to actuality in its representation.

Question 23

Limited point of View

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author thinking of story in third person, but its presented as its seen and understood by a single charac.will only b able to see into one charac and not all. there is a shift from omni to this view.

Question 24

Pre-Raphaelites

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wished to regain the spirit of simple devotion and adherence to natrue that they found in Italian religious art b/f Raphael. followers rejected all conventions desiged to heighten effects artificially. liked nature and refe. abs. umcomp. truth.

Question 25

Imagists

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a movement whose major objectives were:
to use the lang. of common speech but to employ always the exact word,not the nearly exact, avoid cliche, create new rhytms, as the xpress. of a new mood, to suggest rather than to offer complete statements.

Question 26

The Great Depression

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worldwide economic downturn that began in 1929-1939. it was the longest and most severe depression ever experienced by the industrialized western world. although it originated in the u.s, gr8 depre. caused drastic declines  in output, severe unemployment.

Question 27

Post-Modernist Period

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those beliefs of the 1950's were accentuated and carried out into this era. empire continued to shrink to an island realm. strugg. b/w catholics and ireland cont. inflation cont 2 equa. classes. extensive strikes paralyzed country. spiritual malace envelo

Question 28

Naturalism

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application of principles of scientific determinism to literature; one should strive to be objective in the presentation of material

Question 29

Entente

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international understanding providing for a common course of action.

Question 30

EXAM 2 VOCAB

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Question 31

EXAM 3 VOCAB

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Question	Answer
Gasstric
Prosopopoeia	personificaton of inanimate object
Variation
Terminology	stressed and unstressed vowel sounds
Humanism
Caesura
Soli
Kenning	compound word; metaphor; indirect description
Blank	is a type of poetry, distinguished by having a regular meter, but no rhyme. In English, the meter most commonly used with blank verse has been iambic pentameter. or unrhymed verse.
	an illusion to a future event, in order to prepare the reader.
LItotes	ironic understatement
English/Shakespearean Sonnet	developed by henry howard earl of surrey.has four divisions used: 3quatrains ( with own rhyme scheme) and a concluding couplet.
Renaissance	Period of conscious break with medieval culture. A revival of Greek and Roman culture that began in Italy. Term means rebirth.
Heroic Couplet	iambic pentameter lines, rhymed in pairs
Hyperbole	gross exxageration can be used to heighten effect or for humor
Industrial Revolution	term applied to the social and economic changes that marked the transition from a stable agricultural and commercial society to a modern industrial society relying on complex machinery rather than tools. lasted from midd of 18th cent to the midd of 19th c
Enjabment/ Run on lines	the continuation of the grammatical construction and sense of a line on to the next verse or couplet. end stop lines.
Satire	object--> to expose, ridicule,and by attacking correct ignorance, folly, vices and abuses.
Invocation	to a deity ( an address to a deity for aid )
Napoleonic Wars	series of wars btw 1792 and 1815. that ranged france against shifting alliances of other European powers and that produced a brief French hegemony over most of Europe. original intent of rev wars was to prevent the spread of french rev. w/n succ.
Pathetic Fallacy	carrying over to inanimate objects the moods and passions of a human being.
Enlightenment	philosophical movement. the universe if fundamentally rational. can be understood through the use of reason alone. Human experience is the foundation of human understanding of truth; authority is not to be prefered over experience.
Zeugma	a word or a phrase that modifies to other words or phrases in parralel construction. It modifies ea. in a diff. way or according to a diff. sense.
Romanticism	a mov. of the 18th cent. and 19th cent. that marked the reaction in lit., philosophy, art, religion, and politics from the new classicism and formal ortho of the preceding period. Idea of the freeing of the artist and writer from restraints and rules.
Carpe Diem	'seize the day'.applied to literature that exemplifies the spirit of let us eat and drink for tomorrow we may die. life w/n results kind of concept.
Anaphora	form of repetition, where same expression/word or words is repeated at begg. of 2 or more lines, clauses or sentences. builds rhythm.
Onomatopoeia	a word that by their sound suggests their meaning.
Realism	fidelity to actuality in its representation.
Limited point of View	author thinking of story in third person, but its presented as its seen and understood by a single charac.will only b able to see into one charac and not all. there is a shift from omni to this view.
Pre-Raphaelites	wished to regain the spirit of simple devotion and adherence to natrue that they found in Italian religious art b/f Raphael. followers rejected all conventions desiged to heighten effects artificially. liked nature and refe. abs. umcomp. truth.
Imagists	a movement whose major objectives were: to use the lang. of common speech but to employ always the exact word,not the nearly exact, avoid cliche, create new rhytms, as the xpress. of a new mood, to suggest rather than to offer complete statements.
The Great Depression	worldwide economic downturn that began in 1929-1939. it was the longest and most severe depression ever experienced by the industrialized western world. although it originated in the u.s, gr8 depre. caused drastic declines in output, severe unemployment.
Post-Modernist Period	those beliefs of the 1950's were accentuated and carried out into this era. empire continued to shrink to an island realm. strugg. b/w catholics and ireland cont. inflation cont 2 equa. classes. extensive strikes paralyzed country. spiritual malace envelo
Naturalism	application of principles of scientific determinism to literature; one should strive to be objective in the presentation of material
Entente	international understanding providing for a common course of action.


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