Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
9 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
argument
|
a prose summary of what happens
|
|
|
paraphrase
|
putting into prose exactly what happens, line by line, in words that are different but as nearly equivalent as possible
|
|
|
statement
|
a prose summary of a poem's idea or ideas
|
|
|
subject
topic |
a poem's general or specific area of concern, usually something categorical
|
|
|
theme
|
the statement a poem makes about its subject; a one or two sentence paraphrase
|
|
|
motif
|
a recurrent device, formula, or situation which deliberately connects the poem with common patterns of previous thought
|
|
|
carpe diem
|
"seize the day"
|
|
|
explication
exegenesis |
explains how all of the elements in a poem or passage work; attempts to discover meaning
|
|
|
message
moral |
summarize the poem's meaning
|
