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16 Cards in this Set
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Hero's Journey |
Found in many narratives from around the world |
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Comitatus |
agreement between a Germanic lord and his subservients |
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Wergild |
Value set in accordance with rank and paid as compensation to the lord |
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Wyrd |
Fate or personal destiny |
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Alliteration |
Occurrence of same letter or sound at beginning of close words |
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Kenning |
Metaphor that describes something by characteristics |
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Caesura |
Break between words |
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Bard |
A poet |
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Archetype |
Typical example of a person or thing |
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Rhyme Scheme |
Pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem |
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Meter |
Rhythm established by a poem |
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Turn |
Rhetorical shift or dramatic change in thought and or emotion |
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Quatrains |
Stanza of 4 lines with alternate rhymes |
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Rhymed Couplets |
2 lines of same length that rhyme and complete a thought |
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Satire |
Use of humor, irony, etc to expose peoples stupidity |
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Tone |
Attitudes toward the subject and toward audience |