H English Lit and Comp

Epic hero

Embodiment of a nation, weird birth or childhood, string, inspirational speech, aided by magical guys, journey w temptations, descends to the underworld, faces last task alone

Epithet

A label of a person including their name

Theme

The main idea of a literary work, a thesis

Petrarchan sonnet

14 line poem in iambic pentameter, one octave (8) and one sestet (7)

Different Archetypes

innocent, everyman, hero, caregiver, explorer, rebel, lover, creator, jester, sage, wizard, ruler

Verbal irony

Saying something the opposite of whats expected

Situational irony

When it turns out opposite of expected

Dramatic irony

Audience knows something the characters dont

Soliloquy

Speaking thoughts aloud

Conceit

Extended metaphor of two unlike things

Iambic pentameter

5 iambs (2 syllables unstressed then stressed) 19 syllables per line

Sonnet

14 lines, iambic pentameter

Dramatic poem

A poem that tells a story and is performed

narrative poem

A poem that tells a story

Pentameter

5 feet ten syllables

Lie (past tense lay)

A person reclining

Lay (past tense laid)

To place down

Alright vs all right

All right

Number/ amount

Amount is uncountable

Diferant than/ from

Different from

Abominably

Hateful

Ardor

Passion

Assuage

To make milder

Harried

Harrassed

Profusion

An abundance

Travail

Difficult work

T

Text type - what media, speech, ad

E

Elements of text type - humor, personal anecdotes, attention grabber, anaphora

First A

Audience - who was it written for, why

P

Purpose - what message does the author give

C

Context - why is time, place and situation important to understanding

second A

Author - ethos

L

Language - what style, persuasive techniques

M

Meaning - what does the author believe

I

Image - how does it influence text