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73 Cards in this Set
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epic |
long narrative poem |
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hero |
a legendary figure |
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character traits |
qualities individuals possess |
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diction |
author's word choice |
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tone |
author's attitude toward his subject |
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universal themes |
timeless values |
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alliteration |
repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words |
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caesura |
a pause within a line |
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kenning |
a metaphor that enhances meaning |
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mood |
feeling |
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imagery |
mental pictures |
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setting |
time and place |
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epic hero |
a larger than life figure that embodies the ideals of a race or nation |
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theme |
main or central idea |
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sundry |
assorted |
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paraphrase |
a restatement of a text or passage in your words |
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chivalry |
the rule of knights |
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pilgrim |
one on a religious journey |
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laity |
the body of religious worshipers, as distinguished from the clergy |
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clergy |
the group or body of ordained persons in a religion |
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exemplum |
a short story that illustrates a moral point |
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irony |
the contrast between what what is written and what is meant |
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foreshadowing |
hints of that which is to come |
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pardoner |
a church offical that sells certificates for forgivenness for sins |
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indulgence |
the same as a pardon |
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radix malorum est cupiditas |
latin for the love of money |
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avarice |
greed, the love of money |
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allegorical |
a tale with both a literal and symbolic meaning |
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narrator |
a person who gives anaount or tells the story |
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frame story |
narrative providing the framework for connecting a series of otherwise unrelated stories |
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prolouge |
a preface or introductry part |
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digression |
a passage that deviates from the central theme in writing |
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flattery |
to insincerely |
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rebuttal |
to provide some evidence or argument that refutes or opposes |
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marital |
relating to marriage |
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strife |
a quarrel, struggle, or clash |
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reprieve |
to delay the impending punishment or sentence |
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fruitless |
useless unproductive without results or success |
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sovereignty |
having supreme power or authority |
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textual |
within a piece of writing |
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medival romances |
a dramatic verse or prose narrative involving adventrous heroes |
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taunt |
to provoke by insults or mockery |
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character traits |
the speech, thoughts, feelings or actions of an individual revealing his or her true self |
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plot |
the sequence of events in a piece of writing |
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climax |
the turing point in a piece of writing |
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external conflict |
between a character and an outside force |
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internal conflict |
takes place within the mind of the character |
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motivations |
reasons for acting |
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summarize |
restate in your own words |
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exemplify |
to show or illustrate |
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ideal |
a standard of perfection or excellence |
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objective |
not influenced by personal feelings |
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besiege |
to attack |
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usurp |
to seize by force or without legal right |
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apparition |
a supernatural appearance |
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comedy |
a dramatic work that is often light and humorous in tone |
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tragedy |
a dramatic work that presents the dwonfall of a dignified character |
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tragic hero |
an individual in a dramatic work who comes to an unhappy end |
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histories |
dramatic works about the England's earlier monarchs |
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catharsis |
a cleansing of emotions |
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hubris |
excessive pride |
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chorus |
a group of performers that stand outside the action and comment on the events |
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tragic flaw |
a fatal error in judgment or weakness of character |
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antagonist |
a person or force that a hero must battle |
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catastrophe |
a tragic resolution |
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comic relief |
a humorous scene following a serious one |
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dialogue |
a conversation between two or more characters |
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stage directions |
an instruction written into the script of a play, indicating the stage actions, movements of performers |
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soliloquy |
a speech by a character alone on a stage |
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aside |
a short speech directed to the audience, unheard by the other characters |
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dramatic irony |
irony that is inheren't in speeches or situation of a drama and is understood by the audience but not grasped by the characters in the play |
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blank verse |
unryhmed iambic pentameter |
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iambic pentameter |
an unryhmed line with five feet or accents, each foot containing an unaccented syllable and an accented syllable |
