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22 Cards in this Set
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Allegory |
A more or less symbolic fictional narrative that conveys a secondary meaning(s) not explicitly set forth in the literal narrative |
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Conceit |
An elaborate or strained metaphor |
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Dogma |
A principle or set of principles set down as completely true by a trusted authority. |
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Epiphany |
A usually sudden manifestation or perception if the essential nature or meaning of something |
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Farce |
A light dramatic composition that used highly improbable situations, stereotyped characters, extravagant exaggeration, and violent horseplay |
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Inversion |
Also called anastrophe; the syntactical reversal of the normal order of words and phrases ib a sentences. |
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Parody |
A literary work in which the style of an author is closely imitated for conic effect or in ridicule. |
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Periodic Sentence |
A usually complex sentence that has no subordinate or trailing elements following its principal clause; one in which the main clause comes last. |
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Syllogism |
A formula for presenting an argument logically; in its simplest form, it consists of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion |
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Treatise |
A systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached. |
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Allegory |
John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress is one of the best-known examples of this literary type. |
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Conceit |
The Petrarchan example of this term is a hyperbolic comparison made generally by a suffering lover of his beautiful and cruel mistress to some physical object. |
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Dogma |
Adhering to a group's basic beliefs blindly without ever thinking about them or considering arguments for or against them is an example of this term. |
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Epiphany |
Using this word in relation to literature is associated particularly with James Joyce because of his description of the concept in a draft of the work that became A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. |
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Farce |
This idea can be seen in comedies by the Marx Brothers, Charlie Chaplin, and Monty Python. |
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Inversion |
The form divine |
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Parody |
"The Soul selects her own Sorority --- / Then---shuts the Dorm---" is an example of this term. |
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Periodic Sentence |
Came the dawn |
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Syllogism |
Major premise: all public libraries should serve the people; Minor premise: this is a public library; therefore, this library should serve the people. |
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Treatise |
The subjects of this term are often religious, political, philosophical, or scientific. |
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Inversion |
Came the dawn |
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Inversion |
"In Xanadu did Kubla Khan / A stately pleasure dome decree:" -- Samuel Taylor Coleridge |
