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18 Cards in this Set
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Heroic Couplets
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a poetic form; rhymed pairs of lines in imabic pentameter with strong end stops
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Epigram
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a witty, ingenious or pointed statement tersely expressed; often strives to state a universal truth
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Personification
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a figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to non-human objects
ex: the rock trembled with fear |
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Intertextuality
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the notion that written texts are made "out of" other written texts; the idea that all texts are necessarily engaged in talking to, responding to, rewriting, challenging, transforming the texts that came before them
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Zeguma
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a figure of speech in which two or more parts of a sentence (expressing different senses or kinds of ideas) are governed by a single common verb or noun
ex: she stained her honor and her new dress |
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Iambic Pentameter
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common meter in poetry consisting of an unrhymed line with 5 feet or accents, each foot containing an unaccented syllable and an accented syllable
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Irony
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when you say one thing but really mean another
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Allusion
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when a piece of literature refers to something that happened in another
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Cultural Capital
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we gain "capital" through our knowledge and status; value of things in terms other than financial; societal worth
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Ideology
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the belief that guides an individual, social movement, class or large group
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Trope
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any literary or rhetorical device that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense
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Double Entendre
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has a double meaning, one usually having sexual conotations
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Coveture
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the status of a married woman; she is considered under the protection and authority of her husband
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Deference
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respectful submission to those who are above you in class ranking
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Metaphor
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figure of speech; a comparison of two things not using like or as
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Caricature
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a portrait or other artistic representation in which characteristic features of the original are exaggerated
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Paradigm
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a conceptual or methodological model underlying the theories and practices of a science or discipline at a particular time; a generally accepted world view
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Polemic
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controversial argument; strong verbal or written attack on a person, opinion, doctrine, etc.
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