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canon
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1. Those books of the Bible that the Christian Church accepts as being Holy Scripture (noncanonical books are apocryphal)
2. Refers to Saint's Canon, a group of people officially recognized by the Catholic Church as being saints 3. A body of works attributed to a particular author 4. Literary works which are considered classics |
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Old English period
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400's-1066??; refers to heavily inflected language system of these peoples; once they were separated from their Germain roots(Frisians, Jutes, Saxons, Angles)
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periodicity
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the idea that there are distinct periods or ages within the literature of a nation or a culture; writers within a given historical era have more in common in terms of themes, styles, and structures of works than writers of different time frames
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satire
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a literary genre that uses irony, wit, and sarcasm to expose humanity's vices and fiobles, giving impetus to change or reform through ridicule; essentially has a moral purpose
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frame story
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a story that contains another story or stories, the frame story may be extremely sketchy or fairly well developed. the interior are likely to be fully developed tales
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alliteration
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the repetition of sounds in a sequence of words; when the letter is s it is called sibilant; used to establish rhythm and structure of poetic lines
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caesura
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A pause in a line of poetry; dictated by natural speaking rhythm
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kenning
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an embellished figurative phrase is used in place of a simpler or more common term
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hero/protagonist
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referring to the chief character of the work
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fabliau
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short verse narrative; satiric purpose, but designed to entertain; human characters; ridicule of middle and lower class people
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allusion
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indirect reference to a person, event, statement, or theme; used to enrich meaning or broaden the impact of a statement
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exegesis
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explication; elucidation of a passage by a close reading of the text; aims to reveal the meaning of a work first through close analysis of its language
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medieval romance
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a narrative, written in prose or verse and concerned with adventure, courtly love, and chivalry; written in praise of chivalric and religious ideals (courage, manners, piety, loyalty...)
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courtly love
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philosophy of love prevalent in medieval literature that purported to describe certain codes of behavior between aristocratic men and women; sometimes adultery
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exemplum
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type of allegory (a story that, though generally presumed to be true, is told to validate a general moral point)
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Seven Deadly Sins
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The seven capital or cardinal sins that the medieval Christian church believed entailed spiritual death; pride, anger, envy, greed, lust, sloth, gluttony
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autobiography
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a narrative account typically written by an individual that purports to depict his or her life and character; written expressly for a public audience
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mysticism
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the belief that some knowledge can only be acquired through extrasensory means (intuition, insight); speculative and pragmatic; frequently has an explicitly spiritual or religious character
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mystery play
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medieval religious drama that recounted a story from the Old Testament or New Testament (Jesus life or death/resurrection)
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allegory
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presentation of an abstract idea through more concrete means; usually a narrative; has at least 2 levels of meaning; either historical/political, or representing abstract themes; extended metaphor
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epic
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long and formal narrative poem written in an elevated style that recounts the adventures of a hero of almost mythic proportions; usually embodies bravery and wisdom
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epic simile
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extended or elaborate simile in which the vehicle is itself described at such length that it nearly obscures the tenor
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in medias res
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technique of beginning a narrative in the middle of the action; usually uses flashbacks to catch up; associated with the epic
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Spenserian stanza
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9 lines with the rhyme scheme ababbcbcc; 1-8 are iambic pentameter, 9 is iambic hexameter; complex stanzaic form developed by Spenser for his long narrative poem The Faerie Queen
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anti-hero
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protagonist who does not exhibit the qualities of the traditional hero; may be ordinary, petty, or dishonest
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blank verse
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unrhymed verse; unrhymed iambic pentameter; credit to Marlowe, Shakespeare, and Milton for making it the preferred English verse form
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morality play
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medieval drama using allegory to make a moral point; protagonist represents humanity; medieval religious drama and allegory
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parody
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pokes fun at the author or style of the work being parodied; used to make a satiric or political point
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tragedy
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serious and somber drama, written in prose or verse, that typically ends in disaster and focuses on a character who undergoes unexpected personal reversals
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sonnet
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lyric poem that usually has 14 lines; two types: Italian and Shakespearean; follows one of several rhyming schemes; theme of love is most common; Shakes. has 3 quatrains and 1 couplet
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sonnet cycle
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series or group of sonnets interconnected by theme and written by one poet; usually has a theme of love and poet's changing attitudes towards it
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Shakespearean sonnet
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14 line sonnet consisting of 3 quatrains with the rhyme scheme abab cdcd efef, followed by a couplet rhyming gg
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apostrophe
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a figure of speech in which the speaker directly and often emotionally adresses a person who is dead or not physically present, an imaginary person or entity, an ideal, place, or concept; speaks as if the apostrophe were present and capable of understanding and responding
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lyric
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brief melodic and imaginative poem characterized by the fervent but structured expression of private thoughts and emotions by a single speaker (in 1st person); subjective expression of thought and emotion, melodic tone, indiv and imag focus
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Platonic love
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Idea of love from Plato that we should progress from comptemplating physical to mental to conceptual to spiritual beauty until we have attained a vision of beuaty at the highest level - the eternal and true Ideal Beauty from which the soul is normally separated and next to which all worldly beauty pales
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conceit
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elaborate and often surprising comparison between 2 apparently dissimilar things; ingenuity; extended metaphor; 2 types: Metaphysical - uses commonplace objects, Petrarchan - analogy, hyperbole, or oxymoron
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metaphysical conceit
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an extended figure of speech most commonly associated with metaphysical poetry; uses paradox, images, and a complex comparison between 2 highly dissimilar things
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metaphysical poetry
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any poetry that deals with philosophical or spiritual matters; John Donne and Andrew Marvell; elements: analytical, colloquial lang, rhythmic patterns, metaphysical conceit
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carpe diem
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"seize the day"; age-old literary theme that we should enjoy the moment before it is gone, before youth passes away
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Cavalier poets
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lyricists associated with the reign of Charles I of England (1625-49); wrote graceful, polished, witty, even brazen poems exalting love, women, and gallant actions; also the Caroline poets or Sons of Ben; followed example of Jonson and Donne; Ex: Herrick
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epithet
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an adjective or phrase applied to a noun to accentuate a certain characteristic; Ex: pious Aeneas
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Beowulf
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anonymous
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The Canturbury Tales:
"General Prologue", "The Miller's Tale", "Wife of Bath's Tale", "Pardoner's Tale" |
Chaucer
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
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anonymous (Pearl Poet, Gawain Poet)
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The Book of Margery Kempe
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Kempe
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"Noah's Flood"
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anonymous
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"A Letter of the Authors"
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Spenser
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Fairie Queen
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Spenser
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Dr. Faustus
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Marlowe
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Astrophel and Stella
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Sidney
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sonnets
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Shakespeare
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"Defence of Poetry"
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Sidney
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"The Canonization"
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Donne
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"The Flea"
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Donne
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"A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning"
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Donne
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"The Sun Rising"
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Donne
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Holy Sonnets
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Donne
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"To The Virgins"
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Herrick
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"Eve's Apology"
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Lanyer
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"To His Coy Mistress"
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Marvell
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"Penhurst"
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Jonson
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"Still To Be Neat"
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Jonson
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Paradise Lost
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Milton
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"Cooke-ham"
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Lanyer
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