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legend |
unverified story from earlier times, popularly believed to be true |
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myth |
1.traditional ancient story of supernatural beings, ancestors, heroes 2.serves as a fundamental type in the world view of a people 3. delineates the psychology, customs, ideals of a society |
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archetype |
original model, typical type, recurring symbol in literature and art |
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metaphysics |
branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of ultimate reality (What do I know?) |
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cosmology |
branch of philosophy dealing with the origins and structure of the universe (How did we get here?) |
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epistemology |
branch of philosophy dealing with the nature and sources of knowledge (How do I know it?) |
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animism |
attribution of a soul to plants/animals/natural phenomenon |
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pastoral |
used for/pertaining to the keeping of sheep/livestock |
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prophet |
person who speaks for a deity: prophetic pattern- exhortation to the people to return to god |
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bard |
one of an ancient Celtic order of composers/reciters of poetry, maintain the oral history of a people |
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teleology |
doctrine of design and purpose in the natural world |
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idealism |
philosophical position that objects of knowledge (reality) is dependent on the activity of the mind |
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Albion |
BLAKE- primal man/man before fall, England as asleep/ unawakened consciousness |
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revelation |
manifestation of divine will or truth |
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dialectic |
conversation, rational argument to arrive at a truth or clarification |
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sacramental |
action/object that confers divine grace |
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allusion |
indirect reference to a classical or biblical subject/person |
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prosody |
patterns of rhythm and sound used in poetry |
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vernacular |
language of the common people |
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demotic |
of the people |
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treatise |
systematic exposition or argument in writing, includes methodical discussion of facts/principles involved and conclusions drawn |
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polemic |
strong written/spoken attack against someone else's opinion, belief, practice |
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rhetoric |
art of effective persuasive speaking and/or writing |
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sublime |
inspiring awe, of high spiritual/moral/intellectual worth |
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ode |
lyric poem on a serious subject in an elevated style, often praises |
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enjambment |
continuation of a sentence beyond the end of a line of poetry |
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nostalgia |
sentimental yearning for return to some past period |
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elegy |
literature expressing loss and a love for that which is lost |
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intimation |
delicate suggestion, subtle awareness |
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apocalypse |
cataclysmic event |
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incantation |
ritual recitation of verbal charms or spells to produce a magical effect |
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esemplastic |
having the capability of molding diverse ideas or things into a unity |
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hermit |
one retired from society, lives a solitary existence |
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promethean |
daringly original or creative |
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conversation poems |
incorporates conversational language while examining higher ideas of nature and morality, meditation on nature and man's place in the universe (COLERIDGE) |
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aesthetics |
branch of philosophy dealing with principles of beauty and taste |
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hierophant |
ancient Greek priest who interpreted sacred mysteries or arcane knowledge |
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apostrophe |
an address, often to absent person, force or quality |
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closet drama |
play not intended to be staged |
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soliloquy |
speaking one's thoughts aloud |
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voluptuous |
characterized by luxury, sensual pleasure |
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vigil |
period of keeping awake, usually to keep watch or pray |
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Faust |
character in two notable novels, who sells his soul to the devil in exchange for youth/love/power transcendence of mortal limitations, associated with intellectual pride |
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skepticism |
state of doubt, questioning |