Wk#12 Quiz Vocab

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Restoration

Restoration

the reestablishment of the monarch in England after the Puritan Revolution

Enlightenment

the Age of Reason which emphasized reason, rational thinking, and order

Neoclassicism

literally means new classicism; emphasizes order, symmetry, elegance, and structure in the arts, including literature

Novel

an extended fictional prose narrative

Epistolary novel

a novel written in the form of a series of letters

Satire

genre, that blends criticism of a person, event, or situation with witty humor for the purpose of improving the object of the satire

Animosities

plural of animosity; a feeling of strong dislike

Deference

respectful or courteous regard

Deplorable

causing or being a subject for regret or disapproval

Despondent

feeling or showing profound hopelessness

Eminent

high in station

Enumerate

to mention separately as if in counting; name one by one; specify

Expedient

a means to an end

Importuning

to beg for (something) urgently or persistently

Modest

having regard for decencies of behavior

Prodigious

extraordinary in size

Propagation

multiplication or increase

Rudiment

the elements or first principles of a subject

Scrupulous

having scruples; having or showing a strict regard for what one considers right; principled.

Sustenance

means of sustaining life; nourishment

masque

a form of entertainment for the court involving singing and dancing as well as acting, usually with elaborate costumes and sets.

epic

is a long narrative poem in elevated style depicting the heroic adventures of a valiant, superhuman individual.

medias res

or in the middle of the action.

invocation

a common Roman device that is a call for inspiration.

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

inversion

changing the normal word order of a sentence

elision

omitting a letter or syllable of a word to maintain the meter of a line of poetry

Allusion

is a reference within a work to a famous person, event, or another work of literature.

Parable

is a very brief story told to teach a moral lesson.