Poetry grade 9 vocab

mortality

state of being subjected to death

ephemeral

short lived

egotism

self-centered

emancipation

release of

polemic

outspoken

sardonic

mocking

ambivalence

mixed feelings

enlightenment

state of greater awareness

meiosis

use of understatement to emphasise a point

vitriolic

hurtful, malicious

diatribe

vicious attack

dichotomy

division/ contrast between two things that are opposed

stoic

without showing feelings

ivory tower

state of privileged seclusion from facts of real world

cynicism

to be sceptical

anticlimactic

no climax, lacks excitement

despondency

depressing state

irrepressible

not able to be controlled/ restrained

vehemence

forceful, passionate

unison

together

anagnorisis

moment of realisation

disenchantment

to be illusioned

verisimilitude

truth, credible

acerbic

sharp, bitter

culpability

blame

pathos

extreme sadness

homage

pay respect to

affliction

pain felt

aestheticize

glamourise

anaesthetise

numbed by

philosophical

think deeply about something

multifaceted

many faces, dimensions

fragility of humanity

humans are delicate and fragile

metaphysical

philosophical

idealistic

state of being optimistic but in a naive way

Eurocentric

centered around Europe

colonialism

colonise a country

subjugation

suppress, defeat

patriotism

love for one’s country

self-reproach

remorse, guilt

entrenched

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