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Imagination
________: is the act or power of forming a mental image of something not present to the senses or never before wholly perceived in reality.
Profane
________ can mean to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence or contempt.
Petrachan sonnet
________: Is a fourteen- line poem with the rhyme scheme.
Subjectivity
________: how someone's judgment is shaped by personal opinions and feelings.
Personification
________: a figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes.
Concrete poetry
________: Poems in which the shape of the words on the page helps us to understand its meaning.
Free verse
________: Poetry that does not rhyme and does not have a regular rhythm (My Cat Jeoffry)
Fables
________: A story that tried to teach something.
Symbolism
________: A device in literature where an object represents an idea.
Utopia
________: A society where everything is perfect and everyone is happy.
Idealism
________: the belief in perfection, whether in oneself, other people or the world.
Ode
________: A lyric poem where someone or something is praised.
Fragmentation
________: literary techniques that break up the text or narrative.
Lyrical poems
________: During the Old and Middle English periods, ________ were often written as songs or ballads.
Caesura
________: refers to a break or pause in the middle of a line of verse in Old English poetry.
Anticlimax
________: is when something disappoints you because it happens after something that was very exciting, or because it is not as exciting as you expected.
epithet
A(n) ________ is a literary device that describes a person.
Charter
________: Document which explains or gives rights in a democratic state.
Allusion
________: A reference to words and forms of other writers.
Anthology
________: Collection of literary works, especially poetry.
Decorum
________: proper and polite behaviour.
Canto
________: Epic poems and long narrative poems are divided into ________.
Aristocrat
________: People who belong to families with very high social position.
Carpe diem
________: Seize the day, in poetry ________ represents that life should be lived to the fullest every day, just like it was going to be the last.
Stanza
________: A group of lines in poetry that rhyme.
Allegory
________: A simple story that has a deeper meaning.
Enlightenment
________: The 18th C when people believed that science and reason would improve human life.
Heroic couplet
________: ________ is two lines written in iambic pentameter that rhymes.
Morte D'Arthur
________ was written by Thomas Malory.
Volta
________: Petrachan sonnets often contain a(n) ________, and this is a turn of narrative in the poem /turn of thought /argument.
unconventional comparison
Conceit: A conceit is an extended metaphor surprising or ________ between two seemingly dissimilar things.
Dramatic monologue
________: a poem written in the form of a speech by an individual character.
Cynicism
________: An attitude characterised by a general distrust of the motives of others.
members of Parliament
Bill: Plan for a law purposed by ________.
Hymn
________: A religious poem set to music.
Geoffrey Chaucer
________ wrote The Canterbury Tales.
Elegy
________: A poem written about great sadness.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
________: Rhyme of an ancient mariner.
Cavalier poets
________: A group of poets in the 17th century known for their poems celebrating the pleasures of life and sometimes criticising Puritanism.
Old English
In the ________ period, prose narratives were often written in the form of chronicles, such as the Anglo- Saxon Chronicle, which recorded historical events.
John Milton
________: ________ wrote poems in iambic pentameter, but also Shakespeare.
Nostalgia
________: A wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for a return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition.
Trochaic tetrameter
________: ________ contains five sets of two beats, the first is stressed and the second unstressed.
Lyric
________: A poem which was sung and had no narrative.
English sonnet
________: An English sonnet is a fourteen- line poem with the rhyme scheme.
Octave
________: An octave is eight lines of a poem.
Beowulf
________: The author of Beowulf is unknown.
Prose narratives
________ in Old English: Prose narrative was used for religious and historical purposes.
Satire
________: It is meant to poke fun at a person or situation in an entertaining way.
volta
The ________ comes after the first octave.
Beowulf
The author of Beowulf is unknown
Lyrical poems
During the Old and Middle English periods, lyrical poems were often written as songs or ballads
Epic poems
Epic is a genre of a narrative defined by heroic or legendary adventures presented in a long format
Prose narratives in Old English
Prose narrative was used for religious and historical purposes
Caesura
refers to a break or pause in the middle of a line of verse in Old English poetry
Alliteration
Alliteration is when two or more words start with the same sound and are used repeatedly in a phrase or sentence
Ephitet
Ephitets occur in epic poetry
Kenning
A kenning is a two-word phrase used in place of a one-word noun, and is also a figure of speech
Historiography
Historiography deals with the writing of History
Chivalry
Chivalry is a system of ethics and morals that characterised the mediaeval knight, emphasising honour, bravery, and service to others
Prose narratives in the Middle English period
In the Middle English period, prose narratives became more varied and included romances, saints' lives, and moral allegories
Octave
An octave is eight lines of a poem
Heroic couplet
Heroic couplet is two lines written in iambic pentameter that rhymes
Iambic pentameter
Iambic pentameter consists of 5 iambs and totals 10 syllables with alternating stressed and unstressed syllables
John Milton
John Milton wrote poems in iambic pentameter, but also Shakespeare
Trochaic tetrameter
Trochaic tetrameter contains five sets of two beats, the first is stressed and the second unstressed
Macbeth
In Macbeth, trochaic tetrameter is found
Petrachan sonnet
Is a fourteen-line poem with the rhyme scheme
Volta
Petrachan sonnets often contain a volta, and this is a turn of narrative in the poem/turn of thought/argument
English sonnet
An English sonnet is a fourteen-line poem with the rhyme scheme
Sacred and profound love
"Sacred" refers to something that is dedicated to the service of God, worthy of religious veneration or entitled to reverence and respect
Carpe diem
Seize the day, in poetry carpe diem represents that life should be lived to the fullest every day, just like it was going to be the last
Conceit
A conceit is an extended metaphor surprising or unconventional comparison between two seemingly dissimilar things
Cavalier poets
A group of poets in the 17th century known for their poems celebrating the pleasures of life and sometimes criticising Puritanism
Roundhead poets
John Milton (Paradise Lost/regained)
Metaphysical poets
John Donne, wrote the flea
Metaphysical poetry
Methapysichal poets often wrote about religious themes, discussing their personal relations with God, often speaking directly to him, as in John Donnes Holy Sonnets
Metaphysical conceit
A conceit is an extended metaphor that draws a surprising or unconventional comparison between two dissimilar things
Puritanism
Puritan authors used direct and simple language and sentence structure to convey their point, shunning the more elaborate style of writing that was popular in many circles at the time
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Rhyme of an ancient mariner
Didacticism
Didacticism is literature that is meant to instruct or teach something
Rationalism
Rationalism is the belief that your life should be based on reason and logic, rather than emotions or religious beliefs
Decorum
proper and polite behaviour
Personification
a figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes
Idealism
the belief in perfection, whether in oneself, other people or the world
Subjectivity
how someone's judgment is shaped by personal opinions and feelings
Imagination
is the act or power of forming a mental image of something not present to the senses or never before wholly perceived in reality
Nature
In literature, "nature" refers to the natural world and its elements, such as plants, animals, landscapes, and weather
The Sublime
The sublime is a quality of greatness or vastness beyond comprehension
Scepticism
Scepticism is questioning attitude or doubt toward knowledge claims that are seen as mere belief or dogma
Dramatic monologue
a poem written in the form of a speech by an individual character
Nostalgia
A wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for a return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition
Nihilism
Nihilism is the belief that all values are baseless and that nothing can be known or communicated
Cynicism
An attitude characterised by a general distrust of the motives of others
Symbolism
A device in literature where an object represents an idea
Free verse
Poetry that does not rhyme and does not have a regular rhythm (My Cat Jeoffry)
Fragmentation
literary techniques that break up the text or narrative
Anticlimax
is when something disappoints you because it happens after something that was very exciting, or because it is not as exciting as you expected
Abbey
Large and important church
An act
A law made by Parliament
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