Wk#12 Quiz Vocab

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Restoration

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.