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Alliteration
Repetition of the same sound at the start of a series of words in succession ; “Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers”
Allusion
References within a literary text, to a person, place, event, or to another work of literature ; “Chocolate is his kryptonite”
Hyperbole
Intentional exaggeration for emphasis or comic effect '; “I’m so hungry, I could eat a horse"
Imagery
Language that stimulates the reader’s senses, evoking those senses through touch, taste, sound, smell, and sight ; “A gust of cold air blew over her, causing her body to shiver”
Metaphor
A comparison between two things that are otherwise unrelated ; “Life is a highway”
Onomatopoeia
The naming of a thing or action by imitation of natural sounds ; “buzz, bang, boing”
Oxymoron
Combines contradictory words with opposing meanings ; “old news, deafening silence, organized chaos”
Personification
Describing a thing with human traits in order to craft a vivid image ; “The wind howled in the night”
Simile
Comparing two unlike things that are often introduced with “like” or “as”
Theme
Opinionated statements about topics the author feels strongly about. It must be universal, in sentence form, and from the opinion of the author
Tone
The attitude that a character or narrator takes towards a given subject
When did the Anglo-Saxon warrior culture begin and end?
449 to 1066
How did it end?
With the death of King alfred, French/Norman invaders take over at the Battle of Hastings with William the Conqueror
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Old English
Vulgar language that is made up of Anglo-Saxon (German), Celtic/Gaelic words, Latin, and Old Norse (Vikings)
Warrior Culture
Violent culture based on values including loyalty, strength, courage, glory, and GOLD
Comitatus
tight-knit group/tribes relationship between a wise warrior chief and his loyal followers
Christian
. A spiritual culture - faith in heavens and morality
. Providence - you have the free will to be a good moral person
. Loyalty to A God
. The Bible teaches lessons on virtue/values
Pagan
. Warrior Culture = motivation: honor, glory/bravery, gold
. Wyrd = fate
. Loyalty to many gods - very superstitious, believed in magic and charms/spells, strong ties to nature
Elegiac Poetry
Laments the death or loss of loved ones, glory, or gold
Kenning
A metaphorical phrase used to replace a concrete noun; typically 2 or 3 words phrases; could be a family reference as well ; “Whale’s home, Giver of Gold, Big apple”
Caesura
A natural pause in a line of poetry; creates a solemn feeling as it slows the reader down
Litotes
A figure of speech that uses understatement to emphasize a point by stating a negative to further affirm a positive; often uses a double negative ; “You won’t be sorry, He’s no fool', that car is not bad looking”
Mood
The atmosphere set to create a feeling in the reader; consider setting, conflict, tone of author/narrator
Epithet
a by name or title to make someone sound more prominent
Dues ex Machina
an unexpected, artificial, or improbable character, device, or event introduced suddenly in a work of fiction or drama to resolve a situation or untangle a plot
Allegory
A fictional narrative that conveys a symbolic meaning that is distinct from its literal meaning
Microcosm
A minature copy of something, especially in a comparison of a larger whole
Lord of the Flies
Beelzebub
