Which of the spirits does not speak to Scrooge? The ghost of christmas yet to come. What is Jacob Marley forced to drag about as a result of his sinful life? Heavy chains forged from ledgers and lockboxes. Why does Scrooge like darkness? It is cheap. Who is in the Read more…
Formalist The standard way of analyzing things. Emphasis on the form of a literary work to determine its meaning, focusing on literary elements (plot, character, setting, diction, imagery, structure, pov). Sociological Analyzing from a view of society at the time, focusing on the the values of a society and how Read more…
When We Two Parted “They name thee before me, a knell in my ear” Love’s Philosophy “See the mountains kiss high heaven” Porphyria’s Lover “That moment she was mine, mine, fair, Perfectly pure and good” Sonnet 29 “I think of thee! – my thoughts do twine and bud about thee” Read more…
Masculine Rhyme A rhyme in which the repeated accented vowel sound is in the final syllable of the words involved Metaphor A figure of speech in which an implicit comparison is made between two things essentially unlike. Meter The regular patterns of accent that underlie metrical verse; the measurable repetition Read more…
Philip Sidney 1554-1586 Poetry is “unelected vocation” English Nobleman; much time to write Relic Part of a deceased holy person’s body or a holy object; pilgrimages to be around the holy were common “Fool”, said my Muse to me, “look in thy heart and write.” Astrophil and Stella I by Read more…
When (approx. years and work to work) Caedmon’s Hymn (end of 7th century) – Everyman (beginning of 16th century) more than 800 years long -1066-1487 What is left? 30.000 lines of Old english poetry (some just fragments of grater works) Most dates still unknown.. those we know are mostly guesses Read more…
Samuel Taylor Coleridge one of the finest English poet-critics whose great poetic masterpiece was *The Rime of the Ancient Mariner*; also wrote *Biographia Literaria*, “Kubla Khan,” “Christabel,” and “Frost at Midnight” *The Rime of the Ancient Mariner* Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s great poetic masterpiece; the greatest of all English literary ballads; Read more…
I. Matching—Author with title (10) a. William Blake b. James Boswell c. Robert Burns d. William Cowper e. Philip Doddridge f. Oliver Goldsmith g. Matthew Henry h. John Newton i. Augustus Toplady j. Isaac Watts k. Charles Wesley a. The Lamb, The Tyger, The Clod and the Pebble, London, Auguries Read more…
The man who possessed the greatest mind of the Romantic Movement Samuel Taylor Coleridge The five poets who dominated the Romantic Age Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, and Keats The type of essay developed during the age familiar essay Three types of novels produced during the Romantic Age Gothic, historical, manners Read more…
Drama The literary genre which reached its zenith during the Elizabethan period William Shakespeare Renaissance drama is epitomized in Shakespeare England’s greatest writer Utopia An ideal society More Wrote Utopia Cranmer The major figure to develop the Book of Common Prayer The Book of Martyrs, Foxe “God be praised, good Read more…
Ambrosius Merlin’s father Cadal Servant assigned to Merlin Uther Merlin’s uncle Budec King who protected Uther and Ambrosius Mithras Soldier’s god Vortigern Enemy of Ambrosius Belasius Merlin’s tutor; high-priest of goddess cult Constantius King who was killed by his regent Ulfin Servant to Merlin’s tutor
Monolog A long speech in a play or story, delivered by a single person. Soliloquey A monologue usually revealing the actor’s inner feelings and delievered while alone on stage Social realism Emphasizes influence of social and economic conditions of an era on characters, events, and social institutions Dramatic climax point Read more…
Alternate rhyme When every other line rhymes Prose Any writing that is not poetry Soliloquy a long speech made by a character in a play while no other characters are on stage. They speak with the audience to reveal thoughts Oxymoron A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory Read more…
Samuel Rutherford Scottish Presbyterian pastor, theologian and author, and one of the Scottish Commissioners to the Westminster Assembly. He has been described as the Prince of Letter Writers. His political book “Lex, Rex” was written in response to John Maxwell’s “Sacro-Sanctum Regus Majestas” and presented a theory of limited government Read more…
“You’re squiffy” – Shelia to Eric -Shows Eric drinks too much “I speak as a hard headed business man” – Mr Birling -Shows pride “Unsinkable, absolutely Unsinkable” – Mr Birling -Dramatic irony -Shows he is stupid -Titanic is a metaphor for the family “Girls of that class” – Mrs Birling Read more…
puedo deducir i can infer una referencia a reference una tema a motif un patrón de repetición a pattern of repetition acotación stage direction aliteración alliteration argumento plot la iluminación enlightenment ironía irony modernismo modernism paralelismo parallelism vanguardismo avant-garde se refiere a it refers to connotación connotation insinuar to imply Read more…
For what reason did the “first Americans” most likely migrate to the Americas? to search for food & shelter How did the ¨first Americans¨ most likely reach the Americas? crossing a land bridge between Siberia & Alaska Major advantages of complex societies: large labor force Which type of society built Read more…
Old English Few surviving texts with little xommon Old English Sometimes reffered to as Anglo-Saxon Literature Old English The waves of invasion from European continent took place in the land Old English Julius Caesar crossed the English Chanel and found the land occupied by a peace, love, agriculture people called Read more…
(page 1, para 1) If two bodies are each in ___ ___ with a third body, then they are in equilibrium with each other. thermal equilibrium (page 1, para 1) If a=c and b=c, then ___ must equal ___. a, b (page 1, para 2) All heat is of ___ Read more…
Invocation of the Muse Inspires a work Epic Simile An extended simile that is used typically in epic poetry to intensify the heroic stature of the subject Epic Question An overarching question to solve In Medias Res Beginning the story in the middle Epic Hero A character in an epic Read more…