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honors english 10 final exam review

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cadaverous
corpse- like
revery
lost in thought
antinomian
someone who beleives they can have a personal relationship with god (religious), some one who goes against society.
denotation
the dictionary meaning of a word
physiognomy
physical features/facial features and expression express the underlying character
trancendentalism
sense of a god that is part of everything, not from above ; focuses on the individual; transends the 'norm' of society and limitations; transending the physical boundries of the senses; follow one's intuition
essay
point of view trying to get across, solif thesis wanting to prove.
onomatopoeia
when the meaning of the word is what the word means
anastrophy
reversing word order, emphisizes certain words
narrative poem
tells a story
alliteration
repetition of the begining sound of a word
pun
play on words, words that can be understood in more than one way
assinence
repitition of vowels in words
"because i could not stop for death"
Emily dickenson, putting new perspective on death, calm acceptance, noting is stressed, casual. in common meter, contrasting views on life and death, different perspective from carrage
tercet
three line stanza
narsisisric
being so caught up with one's self that one fails to notice others, self centered.
deus ex machina
when an outside force comes in and ends the conflict between the protagonist and antagonist; literally meaning "god from a machine"
common meter
iambic tetrameter and iambic trimeter
helft
energy exherted to lift weight
octave
first 8 lines of a traditional italian sonnet
iambic tetrameteor
4 pairs of U/ in a line
blank verse
unrhymed verse of iambic pentameter
quatrain
4 line stanza
crucible experience
tests how well one can deal with trying situations, if they can rise to the occasion, showing who they truly are
tripartite theory
3 things must be in tune/balance for good health. emotional (heart), intellectual (head), spiritual (soul)
local color writting
given a view of the certain area by dialect, stock characters, quaintness and customs
Edgar Allan Poe
Wrote "The Raven", "Masque of the Red Death", "The Black Cat", "Annabel Lee", and "To Helen"
assent
to go along with, agree with
picaresque
based on episodes
Oliver Wendel Holmes
Wrote "The Chambered Nautilus"
syntax
structure of a sentance (word order)
demur
to refuse, disagree with
rueful
regretful
vengence
the desire for revenge
typeology
when you take meaning from an object in nature
complication
in a play where the conflict is
architectonics
the structural building blocks of a story
"cliff kilgenhagen"
edwin robinson, a guy (different from narrator) who engages in unusual experiences that show the appearence that he is calm and easygoing. irony - hallucinations
iambic trimeter
3 pairs of U/ in a line
cosmology
the way you understand the universe and how it functions
octave
sets forth the poets subject; first 8 lines of an italian sonnet
iambic pentrameter
5 pairs of U/ in a line
almanac
journal- like reference guide
determinism
study of cause and effect, saying that things that have happened were caused by pre-determined factors, not too much affect from human will.
psalm
poems and song written to god
eschews
ignores, wants nothing to do with
moral
lesson that can be drawn from an experience
dichotomy
a division of two things that are mutually exclusive, two different ways of life in the same place
sestet
last 6 lines of a traditional italian sonnet
poetic justice
one gets what they deserve in the end
a crucible
a fllame-resistant cup, where the pure substance inside rises to the top when heated, and the impure substance sinks
chiaroscuro
positioning of something very dark against something very light
bildungsromen
a coming of age story
Thoreau
Wrote Walden ("Where I Lived and What I lived for" and "Conclusion")
diction
word choice
imagist
through an image, thoughts/ideas/emotions triggered. use of little words, directly treats subject, no apparent rhyme or rhythm
adventure tale
includes a frontier hero (takes place "west" of "civilized society")
ostensible
obvious, on the surface
masque
a type of play ment to instruct and teach a moral
3 parts of a sermon
1. biblical refrence 2. relgious doctrine (teaching) 3. relevence to daily life
Romanticism
Traits: Supernatural; remote setting; allusions to legends of the past; emphasis on rousing emotions
occult
things that are mysterious, abnormal, can make one uncomfortable, but also intruiging
starkest
barest, strangest
discerning
to look at with a sharp eye, understanfing, knowing about a subject, that many do not
"ruben bright"
edwin robinson, narative poem about a guy who is crying because his wife dies, other around him cry. moves on in time. contrast between crying and butcher, cedar box of his wifes things, ment for longtime storage, destroys slaughter house
realism
the literary mode which tends to emphasize the limitations which real life imposes on humanity, and which shows how thses limitations affect life.
trochee
a line if trochaic usually having to do with occult
pathetic fallacy
any false emotionalism in writing resulting in a too impassioned description of nature
interlude
something between, peaceful and calm period
"richard cory"
edwin robinson, about a wealthy man that everyone wished they could be, who kills himself in the end. the words that rhyme give meaning to the poem.
propaganda
1. arouses emotion 2. calls to action 3. appeals to self intrest and idealism
goody
house wife, like mrs.
sestet
resolves the problem posed; the last 6 lines of an italian sonnet
Inversion (anastrophe)
the displacement of a word, phrase or clause from its normal position in a sentance, either for emphasis or poetic effects
constinence
repetition of constanents in a word
satire
pokes fun at
theme
the point the author is trying to make, not just naming the issues
synecdoche
a form of metaphore which mentions a part which represents the whole.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Wrote "Nature", "Each and All" (poem), "Self Reliance" and "Circles"
Nathanial Hawthorne
wrote "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment" and "The Birthmark"
tone
to describe the writters attitude to both his/her subject or audience, to describe the overall mood of the work
thanatopsis
combination of greek words meaning "a view of death"
resolution
in a play where the conflict is resolved
trochaic
/U stressed unstressed, usually having to do with occult
stock characters
stereotypical people from the area
fireside poets
these poets wrote poems that are easily read by the fire; family friendly with themes that were easy to grasp
naturalism
gives scientific reason, experiments to test things out, mathematically/scientifficly, trying to find the scientific laws beneath actions and situations. uses a lot of symbolism. usually ppessimistic, with bruital honesty.
hyperbole
an extreme exageration
James Fenimore Cooper
wrote "The Deer Slayer"
impressionism
a manor/mode of writing (not a period of writing), gives the sense of the emotions around the object
William Cullen Bryant
wrote "Thanatopsis"
Caricature
focuses on a particular trait and exaggerates or distorts it
connotation
all the ideas that are associated with that word
exposition
in a play, where the charactors, plot, setting are introduced
Henry Longfellow
Wrote "A Psalm of Life" and "Divina Commedia"
banality
ordinary, but usually not good ordinary

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