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45 Cards in this Set
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Aphorism
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a short saying which embodies a truth
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Bob
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a one, two or three world line in a medieval romance
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Foreshadowing
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an event in a story or a poem which is hinting at future events in the story or poem
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Caesura
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a break or pause in a line of poetry -- common feature in Anglo-Saxon poetry
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Elegy/ Elegaic Poem
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A poem of mourning, usually over the death of an individual, a type of lyric poem
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Epic Poem
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A long narrative poem telling about the deeds of a great hero and reflecting the values of the society from which it originated: Famous examples are Beowulf and Paradise Lost
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Iamb
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Two syllables, the first is unstressed, the second is stressed
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Imagery
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Words or phrases that create pictures or images in the reader's mind
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Situational Irony
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an outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected, the difference between what is expected to happen and what actually does
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Verbal Irony
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irony in which a person says or writes one thing and means another, or uses words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of the literal meaning.
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Kenning
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a conventional metaphoric name for something
eg. "bone house" for body |
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Wheel
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is made up of 4 rhymed lines that follows the bob in medieval romance works.
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Satire
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a novel, play, entertainment, etc, in which topical issues, folly, or evil are held up to scorn by means of ridicule and irony.
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Scop
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an Old English bard or poet.
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Pathetic fallacy
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when you think the weather is acting out your emotion.
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Ballad
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a story told in verse about common life, usually meant to be sung. Refrain is repeated
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Theme
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The general idea or insight about life that writer wishes to express in a literary work.
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Heroic tradition
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The Heroic Tradition is defined as the set standards on the values of a man's honor.
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Chivalry
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A knight's code of honour.
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Pentametre
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a line of verse consisting of five metrical feet.
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Prologue
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a preliminary or introductory discourse
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Point of view
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a specified standpoint
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Elevated Diction
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Choice of words which may be more difficult or less familiar (often used to indicate the importance of a character or work)
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Colloquial
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informal
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Vernacular
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expressed or written in the native language of a place or group.
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Diction
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choice of words
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Allegory
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a representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning through concrete or material forms
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Symbol
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something that represents something else
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Strophe
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the name for a stanza in a medieval romance
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allusion
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An allusion is a figure of speech that makes a reference to, or representation of, people, places, events, literary work, myths, or works of art, either directly or by implication.
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heroic couplet
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a stanza consisting of two rhyming lines in iambic pentameter, especially one forming a rhetorical unit and written in an elevated style.
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frame tale
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a genre where characters tell stories (tales) of their own.
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tone
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any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength and source.
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double entendre
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a statement that contains two meanings, a literal and an implied meaning
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Works in the anglo-saxon period
(449-1066) |
Beowulf
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Works in the medieval period
(1066-1485) |
Canterbury Tales
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Bonny Barbara Allen |
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Works in the Elizabethan Age/Renaissance
(1503-1542) |
Whoso List to Hunt
Shakespearean Sonnets The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd Passionate Shepherd to His Love |
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Author of:
Beowulf |
Beowulf Poet
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Author of:
Canterbury Tales |
Geoffrey Chaucer
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Author of:
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight |
Unknown Author
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Author of:
Bonny Barbara Allen |
Anonymous
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Author of:
Whoso List to Hunt |
Sir Thomas Wyatt
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Author of:
Sonnets |
Shakespeare
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Author of:
The Passionate Shepherd to His Love |
Christopher Marlowe
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Author of:
The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd |
Sir Walter Raleigh
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