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14 Cards in this Set
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Lyric Poetry
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Brief poetry that expresses the writer's personal feelings/thoughts. It tends to be melodic and focuses on producing a single unified effect.
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Rhyme Scheme
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Regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem.
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Figurative Language
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Writing of speech not meant to be taken literally.
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Conceit
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Figurative language that draws an elaborate comparison between two startlingly different subjects.
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Genre
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Division or type of literature.
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Puritan Plain Style
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Style of writing that praised God and gets to the point without a lot of fluff and dragging on.
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Metaphor
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Figure of speech in which one thing is spoken of as though it were something else.
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Theocracy
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Government where the priest rules in the name of God or a god.
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Predestination
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The belief that God has already decided if you're going to heaven or hell.
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Puritan Ethic
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A work ethic that you work really hard to give glory to God.
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Original Sin
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Tendency for humans to sin. Adam And Eve.
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The Great Awakening
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Religious revival.
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Separatists
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Puritans that came to America to separate from the English Church.
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City On A Hill
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Concept of perfect city for everyone to see as an example.
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