the reestablishment of the monarch in England after the Puritan Revolution
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Enlightenment
the Age of Reason which emphasized reason, rational thinking, and order
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Neoclassicism
literally means new classicism; emphasizes order, symmetry, elegance, and structure in the arts, including literature
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Novel
an extended fictional prose narrative
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Epistolary novel
a novel written in the form of a series of letters
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Satire
genre, that blends criticism of a person, event, or situation with witty humor for the purpose of improving the object of the satire
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Animosities
plural of animosity; a feeling of strong dislike
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Deference
respectful or courteous regard
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Deplorable
causing or being a subject for regret or disapproval
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Despondent
feeling or showing profound hopelessness
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Eminent
high in station
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Enumerate
to mention separately as if in counting; name one by one; specify
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Expedient
a means to an end
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Importuning
to beg for (something) urgently or persistently
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Modest
having regard for decencies of behavior
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Prodigious
extraordinary in size
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Propagation
multiplication or increase
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Rudiment
the elements or first principles of a subject
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Scrupulous
having scruples; having or showing a strict regard for what one considers right; principled.
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Sustenance
means of sustaining life; nourishment
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masque
a form of entertainment for the court involving singing and dancing as well as acting, usually with elaborate costumes and sets.
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epic
is a long narrative poem in elevated style depicting the heroic adventures of a valiant, superhuman individual.
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medias res
or in the middle of the action.
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invocation
a common Roman device that is a call for inspiration.
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enjambment
a sentence that continues from one line into another in a poem, continuing a thought over two or more lines rather than ending each sentence at the end of each line of poetry (end-stopped poetry
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inversion
changing the normal word order of a sentence
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elision
omitting a letter or syllable of a word to maintain the meter of a line of poetry
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Allusion
is a reference within a work to a famous person, event, or another work of literature.
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Parable
is a very brief story told to teach a moral lesson.