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immaculate (adj)

not spotted; spotless; clean

impunity (n)

state of being not punished; freedom from punishment, loss, harm etc.

irreconcilable (adj)

incompatible, not reconcilable, not able to be brought into friendly accord or compromise

malefactor (n)

offender, evildoer, criminal

benevolent (adj)

charitable kind, disposed to promote the welfare of others

malice (n)

ill will, intention or desire to harm another, malevolence

depreciate (v)

1. go down in price or value

2. speak slightingly of, belittle

deviate (v)

turn aside, or down; wander; digress

discredit (v)

refuse to trust, disbelieve

dissident (adj)

not agreeing, dissenting, nonconformist

secession (n)

withdrawal from an organization or federation

seclude (v)

keep apart form others; place in solitude; isolate; sequester

eminent (adj)

standing or jutting out; conspicuous; famous; distinguished; noteworthy

implicate (v)

show to be part of or connected with; involve; entangle

extraneous (adj)

coming from the outside, foreign; present but not essential, irrelevant

intraparty (adj)

within a party

countermand (v)

cancel (an order) by issuing a contrary order; revoke

Incontrovertible (adj)

not able to be "turned against" or disputed

intercede (v)

(literally, "go between") interfere to reconcile differences; mediate; plead in another's behalf; intervene

interlude (n)

anything filling the time between two events; interval; break; intermission

intermediary (n)

go-between; mediator

abdicate (v)

formally remove oneself from; give up; relinquish; renounce; resign

abscond (v)

steal off and hide; depart secretly; flee; escape

avert (v)

turn away; ward off; prevent; forestall

adherent (n)

one who sticks to a leader, party, etc.; follower; faithful supporter

adjoin (v)

be next to; be in contact with; border; abut

antecedents (n)

ancestors; forebears; predecessors

postgraduate (adj)

having to do with study after graduation, especially after graduation from college

bicameral (adj)

consisting of two chambers or legislative houses

bimonthly (adj)

occurring every two months

semimonthly (adj)

occurring every half month, or twice a month

semiannual (adj)

occurring every half year, or twice a year; semiyearly

bipartisan (adj)

representing two political parties

monologue

a long speech by one character addressed to other characters on stage

soliloquy

a long speech by one character alone on stage (or believing that he/she is alone

aside

a remark that only the audience or specified character can hear

When Juliet is on her balcony believing that she is alone and says her speech, but Romeo is secretly listening.

soliloquy; Juliet believes she is alone

Samson saying quietly to Gregory in I.i "Is the law on our side if I say 'Ay'?"

aside

aside

other people are on stage and it is said to himself or to a specified character. Other characters on stage do not hear it. It's usually (but not always) a brief remark.

Soliloquy

a long speech delivered by one character alone on stage (or believing he is alone).

dramatic irony

when the audience knows something that a character does not AND it affects the way an audience perceives a scene

pun

a play on words

iambic pentameter

lines composed of 5 iambs (10 syllables per line)

foil

a person or thing that contrasts with and so emphasizes and enhances the qualities of another (example: gene and Phineas, mercutio and romeo, Clytemnestra vs. Penelope)

foreshadowing

hints at what is to come in the story

tragedy

Ends unhappily, possibly with the deaths of major characters; somber, serious, lofty

personification

giving human attributes to something nonhuman

metaphor

a comparison between two unlike things

extended metaphor

a metaphor that is sustained throughout an entire poem

simile

a comparison between two unlike things using "like," "as," "than," etc.

alliteration

the repetition of initial consonant sounds in neighboring words

assonance

the repetition of vowel sounds within neighboring words (ex. "mile-high skyscraper")

onomatopoeia

a word that imitates a sound (whoosh, bang, pow, zap)

rhyme

Repetition of sounds at the end of words or lines

rhyme scheme

the ordered pattern of end rhymes

internal rhyme

a rhyme that occurs within a single line or across two lines, but not at the ends of those lines

meter

A regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry

lyric poem

A brief poem that often focuses on a speaker's emotion, ideas, or a moment in time

sonnet

a poem of fourteen lines with a formal rhyme scheme, in English typically having ten syllables per line.

Shakespearean sonnet

A sonnet with: iambic pentameter, three quatrains, a final couplet, and a rhyme scheme abab cdcd efef gg

free verse

poetry that does not use a meter or regular rhyme (example: "Since Feeling is First")

blank verse

unrhymed iambic pentameter

theme

central idea of a work of literature

tone

an author's attitude toward a subject

mood

the emotional atmosphere of a work

Ithaka

Meaning: appreciate the journey while reaching your goal.

Poetic devices - extended metaphor, symbolism

Hope is the thing with feathers

Meaning: hope is within yourself and prevails against all else.

extended metaphor

hope is the thing with feathers poetic device

The Past

Meaning: people deal with their pasts in different ways.

stanza form, metaphor

the past poetic devices

Fifteen

Meaning: there are things that you can't experience because of your youth.

personification, repetition, imagery, enjambment

Fifteen poetic devices

Ballad of Birmingham

Meaning: even the innocent die // response to Birmingham bombing

ballad form, irony, imagery

ballad of birmingham poetic devices

Watched over by Machines of Loving Grace

Meaning: maybe ironic critique of technology; humanity should caution itself to not grow dependent on technology and lose human interaction

imagery

Watched over by Machines of Loving Grace poetic devices

The Funeral

Meaning: only the speaker's father remained the same in his past

hyperbole

the funeral poetic devices

The Bells

Meaning - a man descending into madness by the presence of bells

sound devices (alliteration, assonance, consonance, repetition, onomatopoeia, rhyme), mood

the bells poetic devices

Sonnet Form; foreshadowing, explains ancient beef, two star cross lovers

r and j prologue form

Sonnet 18

"Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? / Thou art more lovely and more temperate;"

sonnet 18

Meaning: As long as this poem exists, their beauty will be captured and not forgotten, unlike other things in nature.

Sonnet 130

"My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun; / ...And yet, by heaven, I think my love as rare / As any she belied with false compare."

sonnet 130

Meaning: If the speaker lies, his love is not worth anything and his love is as beautiful as all the false descriptions of other poets.

Romeo

- Son of Lord Montague

romeo

r and j Emotional, sensitive, intense

romeo

r and j Impulsive (esp. about love; moved from Rosaline to Juliet quickly)

romeo

* r and j Extravagant (love profession), words over actions, foil of mercutio (romantic, believes in love and dreams)

Juliet

* Daughter of Capulet, wise and cautious in the beginning

Juliet

* Impulsive about love + death (Juliet marrying death), actions over words, chooses love over family

Mercutio

- Kinsman to the Prince and Romeo's close friend.

- Comedic relief; puns

- Never takes anything seriously

- Foil of Romeo (cynical of love and dreams)

Benvolio

- Romeo's cousin

- Peacemaker. problem solver, trustworthy

Count Paris

- In love with Juliet