English Week 4-6: Psychoanalytic Criticism, Figures of Speech, and Poetry Terms

Vocabulary practice cards covering psychoanalytic theory, ego defense mechanisms, literary figures of speech, and poetic meter from the English Week 4-6 lecture.

Repression

a protective mechanism that the traumatic memories are intentionally forget and brings it the the unconscious mind HIDDEN PAINFUL MEMORIES

Psyche

whole mind

Unconscious mind

part of the mind that is not fully aware

Conscious

aware in surroundings

ID

the desire or wanting things now

Ego

knowing what's right or wrong.

Superego

picking what's right (morality)

Suppression

consciously pushing bad memories away

Denial

refusing to accept reality

Projection

blaming others for your own feelings

Displacement

taking your feelings out on someone else

Rationalization

making excuse for your actions

Regression

acting younger when stressful

Sublimation

turning negative feelings into positive actions

Reaction Formation

acting opposite to your true feelings

Simile

"like" or "as"

Metaphor

do not use "like" or "as"

Alliteration

repetition of a consonant sound

Irony

expected and what actually happen

Hyperbole

exaggerated meaning

Personification

comparison between non-living things

Onomatopoeia

sounds of objects or notes sounds

Oxymoron

two opposite words used together

Metonymy

A related name used to represent something

Synecdoche

A part represents the whole or the whole represents a part

Paradox

A statement that seems contradictory but it's true

Meter

the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem.

Stressed syllables

a syllable spoken in a strong emphasis.

Unstressed syllables

a syllable spoken with less emphasis

Rhyme (Pattern)

the pattern of rhymes in a poem.

Rhyme

the repetition of similar ending sounds

Line

a single row.

Iamb

$\text{unstressed} + \text{stressed}$ (re - LAX)

Trochee

$\text{stressed} + \text{unstressed}$ (TA - ble)

Anapest

$2 \times \text{unstressed} + 1 \times \text{stressed}$ (in - ter - VENE)

Dactyl

$1 \times \text{stressed} + 2 \times \text{unstressed}$ (MER -ri-ly)