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Glossary of Modern American Lit

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Allusion
A refrence in a literary work to extend works, places, or history
Toponym
a word which derives its origin from a places name
imagery
use of vivid languages to create images for the reader as objects, characters, or ideas
Stream of Conscienance
a literar genre revealing a characters thoughts or feelings as they develop
Epigraph
an introductory quotation placed at the beginning of a work
Cuckold
a man whose been cheated on (symbol:horns)
Hypocrite
one who pretends to have beliefs that they do not have
Animal metaphors for Prufrock
cat= fog
insect= prufrock
Crustacean= Prufrock
Stream of Conscienance Characteristics
-Appeals to the senses
-associative leaps
-Non-Linear or circular (random)
-Self questioning
-Narration/self-narration
-Use of first person
-Breaking Grammatical rules
Limerick Writing- Rhyme scheme, meter, theme?
Rhyme scheme- aabba
Meter-99669
theme- nonsense
What is a Sonnet? What are the three main types?
a 14 line love poem
Italian (Petrarchan)
English (shakespearian)
Spensarian
Daisy's Daughter
Pammy
Who shows up to the funeral unexpected?
Owl eyes
Who calls the house after the murder?
Klipspringer
Gatzby's dad's name
Henry Gatz
-brought a book of Gatsby with him
Michaelis
Wilson's neighbor, took care of him
Tom
hypocrite, wealthy
Daisy
voice=money, selfish
Nick
narrator, unreliable
Gatsby
ambition
T.S. Elliot
- love song of J Alfred Prufrock
- born 1888- 1965
-Born Iowa,became britishcitizen
-PHD from Oxford
- poet, playwright, editor
-Nobel prize for literature

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