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FAE 2nd sem Finals
FAE - poetry, caesar, TOTC vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| alliteration | a consecutive first letter or sound |
| Allusion | a reference to another text |
| assonance | the repetition or pattern of similar sounds, especially vowel sounds |
| apostrophe | words that are spoken to a person who is absent or imaginary or to an object or abstract idea |
| consonance | repetition of a consonance sounds especially at the end os words |
| hyperbole | extreme exaggeration which is used for emphasis |
| simile | comparison using like or as |
| metaphor | comparison by using descriptive words |
| extended metaphor | using all components of a regular metaphor, but with using how or why. |
| paradox | contradictory sentence that is sort of true (ex: turtle and hare) |
| Personification | giving human qualities to a non-human things |
| onomatopoeia | words that are used to imitate sounds |
| what are two types of meter? | iambic pentameter - U / U / (unstressed stressed) |
| Sonnets. How did Shakespeare write sonnets? | Shakespeare - 14 lines w/ a turn (anywhere) . ends in a couplet |
| couplet | a pair of lines that are the same length and rhyme |
| quatrain | a stanza or poem with four lines |
| euphony | agreeable. sound that flow |
| cacophony | harsh sounds |
| free verse | unrhymed poem with no metric pattern |
| blank verse | no rhymes but with iambic pentameter |
| bequeath | to hand down, to give or to leave in a will |
| covert | secret, concealed |
| grievous | characterized by severe suffering or sorrow |
| portent | a sign of forewarning |
| rhetoric | the manipulation of language to achieve a desired effect |
| eulogy | a speech or piece of writing that praises someone highly |
| redress | compensate for a loss |
| chastise | to punish or scold someone |
| fickle | likely to change, especially in affections, intentions, loyalties, or preferences |
| mettle | courage or spirit, strength of character |
| servile | too willing to agree with somebody or to do whatere demeaning thing someone wants; relating to dirty work that is considered fit only for servants |
| countenance | n. somebody's face or expression on it |
| prodigious | great in amount, size or extent. impressive |
| appease | to pacify somebody, especially by acceding to demands' to satisfy or relieve something, especially a physical appetite |
| vile | causing disgust or abhorrence; very evil or shameful; extremely unpleasent to experience |
| acuity | sharpness of perception |
| advocacy | support of an idea or cause |
| conflagration | a large fire |
| deference | courteous going along with the opinions or wished of another |
| docile | easily managed, obedient |
| gravity | seriousness, importance |
| impel | to urge or to drive forward (usually with moral pressure) |
| incorrigible | incapable of being reformed |
| ingenuity | cleverness, inattentiveness, resourcefulness |
| inundate | to flood, to overflow |
| magnanimity | having lofty, generous and courageous spirit |
| ostentatious | showy, pretentious |
| palpable | tangible, perceptible |
| propensity | preference, natural inclination |
| reproach | to blame for something; a disgrace |
| scrupulous | very principled, very careful and conscientious |
| sequester | to seclude, hide ones self |
| trepidation | fear, trembling, agitation |
| venerate | to honor, to revere |
| vivacious | full of life, very animated |
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