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23 Cards in this Set
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Blazon
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display prominently or vividly
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Metaphor
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a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable. Comparing two things without like or as.
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Oxymoron
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a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction. (jumbo shrimp)
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Imagery
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descriptive or figurative language that signifies all of the sensory perceptions.
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Sonnet
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a poem of fourteen lines
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Sonnet Cycle or Sequence
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a group of sonnets arranged to adress a particular person or theme
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Lyric
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short poem expressing the writer's emotions. It is often set to music.
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meanings of Hythloday
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his name means expert in nonsense
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meanings of raphael
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gods healer or messenger from god
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theodicy
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Defense of gods justice despite the existence of evil.
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Invocation of the Muse
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a prayer or adress made to one of the nine muses of greco roman mythology, where the poet asks for inspiration skill, knowledge.
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Epic Question
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the overall central question or theme of an epic poem. The request or question adressed to the muse
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Pastoral
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Artistic composition dealing with the life of shepherds or a simple rural existence.
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peroration
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the concluding part of a speech. designed to arouse emotion.
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Tragedy
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a play dealing with tragic events and having an "unhappy" ending
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philisophical tale or philisophical fable
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a short story that is meant to illustrate a point or idea.
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Conceit/ Metaphysical Conceit
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unconventional unexpected metaphors
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periodic sentence
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a long sentence that is not gramatically complete until the end
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colonialism
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acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically.
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psychomachia
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conflict of the soul
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authenticity
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the degree to which one is true to their own personality.
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elegy
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a poem of serious reflection typically for the dead
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epitaph
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a phase or statement written in memory of someone who has died. typically carved on a gravestone.
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