Engl 1102

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iamb

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a metrical foot in which an unstressed syllable is followed by a stressed one

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meter

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a grouping of a certain number and pattern of syllables that gives a poem rhythm

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octave

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a grouping of 8 lines in a poem

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sestet

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a grouping of 6 lines in a poem

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sonnet

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a 14-line poem generally in iambic pentameter

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stanza

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a grouping of 4 or more lines in a poem that gives the poem division; generally contains a specific meter/rhyme scheme

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What does Shakespeare mean when he writes in the sonnet that "Love's not Time's fool"?

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love endures the test of time and does not change with time

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What does Shakespeare rail against in "[Th'expense of spirit in a waste of shame]"?

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lust

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anapest

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a metrical foot consisting of 2 unstressed syllables followed by a stressed one

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dactyl

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a metrical foot consisting of a stressed syllable followed by 2 unstressed ones

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metaphor

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something pictured as something else suggesting a likeness or analogy between them

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spondee

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a metrical foot consisting of 2 stressed syllables

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symbol

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a person, place, thing, or event that designates itself and represents something else at the same time

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trochee

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a metrical foot consisting of a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed one

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What appear to Pound like "[p]etals on a wet, black bough"?

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faces in the crowd

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"In the room women come and go
Talking of ___________." (Eliot, "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock")

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Michelangelo

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aubade

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a morning song in which the coming of dawn is either celebrated or denounced as a nuisance

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ballad

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a narrative poem, originally meant to be sung, characterized by repetition and often a repeating refrain

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elegy

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a formal lament of the death of a particular person

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lyric

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any short poem in which the speaker expresses intense personal emotion

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ode

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a lyric poem with a serious topic and formal tone, but no formal pattern

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sestina

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a 39-line poem with 6 6-line stanzas and a 3-line stanza

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villanelle

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a 19-line poem with 5 tercets followed by a quatrain

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What does the little girl draw in "Sestina"?

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a picture with a man, "inscrutable" houses

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"The only emperor is the emperor of ___ _____." (Stevens)

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ice cream

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blank verse

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unrhymed lines in iambic pentameter

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enjambment

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running over one like of poetry to the next without stopping

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epic

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a poem that celebrates, in a continuous narrative, the achievements of a hero or heroine

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free verse

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poetry characterized by varying line lengths, lack of traditional meter, and nonrhymed lines

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What two figures from Greek myth does Cullen refer to in "Yet Do I Marvel"?

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Sisyphus and Tantalus

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I bathed in the _________ when dawns were young. I built my hut near the _____ and it lulled me to sleep. I looked upon the ____ and raised pyramids above it. I heard the singing of the ___________ when Abe Lincoln went down to New Orleans..." (Hughes, "The Negro Speaks of Rivers")

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Euphrates, Congo, Nile, Mississippi

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cosmic irony

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irony that arises when what a character aspires to is different from what a so-called universal force deals him/her

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dramatic irony

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when a character holds a position or expectations that are either fulfilled or reversed in a manner not expected by the character, but we, as an audience, anticipate this through a more complete knowledge of events or individuals

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verbal irony

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a statement thats literal meaning is different from its implicit meaning

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unities

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the principle of structure that requires a play to have one action in one place/setting in one time (generally in the course of one day).

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tragedy

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a drama in which a character (generally good/noble with high rank) meets a disastrous end in his/her confrontation with a superior force; character comes to understand the meaning of his/her deeds and accepts an appropriate punishment

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Offer one specific example of cosmic, dramatic, or verbal irony from Oedipus.

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In Oedipus' speech, dramatic irony is present when he curses the killer of King Laius. As the play progresses, the reader comes to anticipate that Oedipus killed King Laius.

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Why does Jocasta beg Oedipus to stop his investigation?

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She comes to realize that Oedipus is the son of her and Laius, proving Apollo's prophecy true that he would kill his father and lay with his mother.

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What does Oedipus do once he discovers the truth?

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He gouges out his eyes and banishes himself from Thebes

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farce

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a play characterized by broad humor, wild antics, and often slapstick or other physical humor

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low comedy

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humor that employs burlesque, horseplay, or representation of unrefined life

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high comedy

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humor that employs subtlery, wit, or representation of refined life

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soliloquy

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a monologue in which a character is alone and speaking only to him/herself

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hamartia

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when a character has a fatal flaw

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hubris

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when a character has too much pride

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katharsis

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the point of a play is to purge/purify emotions

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peripeteia

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a sudden turn of events or unexpected reversal

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In what profession are Birdboot and Moon ostensibly engaged?

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theatre critics

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Who, as it turns out, is the "real" Inspector Hound?

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Puckeridge