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82 Cards in this Set
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what is the Homeric dispute
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who homer was, did he write the odyssey and is there linguistic proof
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what is the cornerstone of western literature
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the odyssey
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what is the Trojan war cycle
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the Iliad and the odyssey
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how long is Odysseus away from Ithaca
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20 years;Iliad=10yrs, odyssey=10
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epos
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Greek for "word" later for song or oration
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epic
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long narrative poem;about adventure,struggles,long "super sized" story
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what are the 2 types of epics
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primary-oral tradition
secondary-written |
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formulaic style
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begins a story in the middle and the poet fills in the information;starts with invocation to muses
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Homeric simile
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aka epic simile;an extended simile often running to several lines, used typically in epic poetry to intensify the heroic stature of the subject and to serve as decoration
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Homeric epithet
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term or phrase used to characterize an object, character, or event
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what does characteristics does a epic portray
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strength/fraility of humanity,social behavior of a culture, national or cultural identidy, insight on military/history/customs/manners/region, and what society expects from its heros
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what is diaspora
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movement/scattering of a group of people
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who was dickens' audience
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working poor to attack the upper class and the unjust class system
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what were the types of dickens' early novels
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plot and theme based novels
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what were the types of dickens' early novels
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plot and theme based novels
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what were the type of characters that dickens created
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made a lot of characters that were only one way throughout the piece;and were semi autobiographical(David copperfield)
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what were Charles dickens' most famous early works
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Oliver Twist and David Copperfield
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what were Charles dickens' most famous early works
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Oliver Twist and David Copperfield
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what were the themes of dickens' early works
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individual morality-how ind. ideas with rough situations and if they keep moral values
each character is at the mercy of Victorian era ripple effect |
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what are the themes of Charles dickens' later works
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power of institutionalized evil(misuse of power)
people's moral obligation to society and also finding redemption |
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what are Charles dickens later famous works
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the bleak house(1852-1853); hard times(1854); little dorrit(1855-1857); a tale of 2 cities(1859); great expectations(1860-1861)
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moral duality
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can happen within a character:a struggle between good and evil or between 2 characters: seeing what could have been
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moral duality
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can happen within a character:a struggle between good and evil or between 2 characters: seeing what could have been
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dickens style
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what type of humor does dickens have
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what is dickens' syntax
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Mrs. Joe(great expectations)
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Mr.Joe
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sweet, ignorant, wise and takes care of miss joe and pip because they remind him of himself and his mother
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Herbert Pocket(Great Expectations)
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pale kid from miss havisham's that pip fought as a child
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Miss Havisham(Great Expectations)
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Mr. Pumlechook(Great Expectations)
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Estella(Great Expectations)
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How does Dickens attack the justice system of the Victorian Era
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also through Jagger's and wemmick
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Jaggers (Great Expectations)
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Wemmick (Great Expectations)
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Pip(Great Expectations)
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in the beginning he was caring to joe and biddy but later as he spends more time with miss Havisham and Estella he becomes ashamed of them and acts snobbish towards them because of his desire to be a gentleman
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adulterate
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to corrupt,make worse by the addiction of something of lesser value;syn-pollute,ant-purify
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adulterate
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to corrupt,make worse by the addiction of something of lesser value;syn-pollute,ant-purify
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ambidextrous
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able to use both hands well,skillful,deceitful;syn-versatile,ant-clumsy
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adulterate
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to corrupt,make worse by the addiction of something of lesser value;syn-pollute,ant-purify
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ambidextrous
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able to use both hands well,skillful,deceitful;syn-versatile,ant-clumsy
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augment
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adulterate
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to corrupt,make worse by the addiction of something of lesser value;syn-pollute,ant-purify
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ambidextrous
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able to use both hands well,skillful,deceitful;syn-versatile,ant-clumsy
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augment
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bereft
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deploy
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deploy
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dour
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fortitude
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gape
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deploy
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dour
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fortitude
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gape
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gibe
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guise
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dour
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fortitude
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gape
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gibe
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guise
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insidious
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intimation
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opulent
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pliable
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reiterate
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stolid
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intimation
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opulent
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pliable
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reiterate
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stolid
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intimation
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opulent
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pliable
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reiterate
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stolid
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tentative
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stolid
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unkempt
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