A story in which the characters, settings, and events stand for abstract or moral concepts.

the repetition of consonant sounds in words that are close to one another.

a reference to a statement, person, place, event, or thing that is known from literature, history, religion, mythology, politics, sports, science, or popular culture.

a comparison of two things to show that they are alike in certain respects.

a brief and sometimes witty story that focuses on a single interesting incident or event, often in order to make a point or teach a moral lesson.

A written account of the author’s own life.

an account of a person’s life written by another person.

a latin phrase that literally means “seize the day”

the system of ideals and social codes governing the behavior of knights and gentlewomen in feudal times.

a movement in art, literature, and music that advocates imitating the principles manifested in the art and literature of ancient (“classical”) Greece and Rome.

an expression that was fresh and apt when it was first coined but is now so overused that it has become hackneyed and stale.

in general, a story that ends happily

a philosophy that advocates the creation of a class and stateless society in which economic goods are distributed equally.

A conventional medieval code of behavior that informed a knight of the proper way to treat his lady.

the belief that god, after creating the universe, ceased to interfere with the laws of nature and society.

a way of speaking that is characteristic of a particular region or group of people.

a writer's or speaker's choice of words.

a poem that mourns the death of a person or laments something lost.

one of the names historians have applied to the eighteenth century.

a brief, clever, and usually memorable statement.

a very brief story in prose or verse that teaches a moral, or a practical lesson about life.

a type of comedy in which ridiculous and often stereotyped characters are involved in far

a nationalistic philosophy that advocates rule by a single charismatic dictator.

the economic, political, and social system of medieval Europe.

a character who sets off another character by strong contrast.

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Vocabulary, Part 1

English IV, Handbook Terms

Term	Definition
Allegory	A story in which the characters, settings, and events stand for abstract or moral concepts.
Alliteration	the repetition of consonant sounds in words that are close to one another.
Allusion	a reference to a statement, person, place, event, or thing that is known from literature, history, religion, mythology, politics, sports, science, or popular culture.
Analogy	a comparison of two things to show that they are alike in certain respects.
Anecdote	a brief and sometimes witty story that focuses on a single interesting incident or event, often in order to make a point or teach a moral lesson.
Autobiography	A written account of the author’s own life.
Biography	an account of a person’s life written by another person.
Carpe Diem	a latin phrase that literally means “seize the day”
Chivalry	the system of ideals and social codes governing the behavior of knights and gentlewomen in feudal times.
Classicism	a movement in art, literature, and music that advocates imitating the principles manifested in the art and literature of ancient (“classical”) Greece and Rome.
Cliche	an expression that was fresh and apt when it was first coined but is now so overused that it has become hackneyed and stale.
Comedy	in general, a story that ends happily
Communism	a philosophy that advocates the creation of a class and stateless society in which economic goods are distributed equally.
Courtly love	A conventional medieval code of behavior that informed a knight of the proper way to treat his lady.
Desim	the belief that god, after creating the universe, ceased to interfere with the laws of nature and society.
Dialect	a way of speaking that is characteristic of a particular region or group of people.
Diction	a writer's or speaker's choice of words.
Elegy	a poem that mourns the death of a person or laments something lost.
Enlightenment	one of the names historians have applied to the eighteenth century.
Epigram	a brief, clever, and usually memorable statement.
Fable	a very brief story in prose or verse that teaches a moral, or a practical lesson about life.
Farce	a type of comedy in which ridiculous and often stereotyped characters are involved in far
Fascism	a nationalistic philosophy that advocates rule by a single charismatic dictator.
Feudalism	the economic, political, and social system of medieval Europe.
Foil	a character who sets off another character by strong contrast.

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