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Romance

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A work of fiction that does not aim at the probable or ordinary in man’s existence. A romance is not subject to nature’s laws, nor at the characters well-rounded or developed.

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Prosthesis

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The addition of a syllable at the beginning of a word for a rhythm

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Romance

A work of fiction that does not aim at the probable or ordinary in man’s existence. A romance is not subject to nature’s laws, nor at the characters well-rounded or developed.

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Prosthesis

The addition of a syllable at the beginning of a word for a rhythm

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Periphrasis

Using a longer phrase or group of words for a much shorter word

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Aristotle’s definition of tragedy

  1. Hamartia
  2. Peripeteia
  3. Anagnorisis
  4. Catharsis
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Hamartia

A fatal flaw that leads to the downfall of the main character

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Peripeteia

a sudden reversal of fortune

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Anagnorisis

the discovery of critical information by a main character

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catharsis

the reader’s release of emotions, especially pity or fear

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diction

word choice

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syntax

the rules that govern sentence structure

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apocope

cutting the last syllable off for poetic, metrical reasons

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enjambment

in poetry, extending the sentence of metrical verse onto the next line

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dramatic monologue

“longish” form of short poetry that reveals inner thoughts of the unidentified speaker. The poet assumes the voice of the character. As the character speaks, he reveals what is really important to him.

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didactic

writing with the intention to teach, often overbearing

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bildungsroman

a story of becoming an adult

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trope

a form of story used throughout history, transcending cultures and time (ex. the journey, coming of age story, the wise fool)

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feminine rhyme

the rhyming of the last 2 syllables of a linem

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masculine rhyme

the rhyming of the last syllable of a line

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epigram

a witticism, a witty saying

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epigraph

an excerpt of quotation from a book quoted at the beginning of a chapter in another

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the sublime

(according to the romantics) the pinnacle of emotional expression, often found in nature- sunsets, waterfalls, lightning strikes, mountains, and horizon

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elegaic rhyme

lines ending with an ABAB rhyme rhyme scheme

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sentimentalism

any work that exploits the reader’s feelings of tenderness to a disproportionate degree by presenting an unrealistic view of the subject (Julia moore)

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Denouement

the conclusion or resolution of a conflict

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4 types of heroes

epic, anti, byronic, tragic

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Victorianism Author

Charles Dickens

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Romanticism Authors

Hawthorne, Melville, Poe

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Transcendentalism representatives and critics

Representatives: Emerson, Thoreau

Critics: Poe, Hawthorne

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Naturalism authors

Stephen Crane, Jack London

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Modernism Authors

Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Kafka

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Victorianism Dates

1830-1900’s

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Victorianism location

only in Great Britain

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Romanticism dates

1800-1850

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Transcendentalism Location

New England

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Transcendentalism dates

c1830-1855

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Naturalism Dates and location

1890-1920; US

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Modernism dates

1910-1965