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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.
Prosthesis
The addition of a syllable at the beginning of a word for a rhythm
Periphrasis
Using a longer phrase or group of words for a much shorter word
Aristotle’s definition of tragedy
Hamartia
Peripeteia
Anagnorisis
Catharsis
Hamartia
A fatal flaw that leads to the downfall of the main character
Peripeteia
a sudden reversal of fortune
Anagnorisis
the discovery of critical information by a main character
catharsis
the reader’s release of emotions, especially pity or fear
diction
word choice
syntax
the rules that govern sentence structure
apocope
cutting the last syllable off for poetic, metrical reasons
enjambment
in poetry, extending the sentence of metrical verse onto the next line
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.
didactic
writing with the intention to teach, often overbearing
bildungsroman
a story of becoming an adult
trope
a form of story used throughout history, transcending cultures and time (ex. the journey, coming of age story, the wise fool)
feminine rhyme
the rhyming of the last 2 syllables of a linem
masculine rhyme
the rhyming of the last syllable of a line
epigram
a witticism, a witty saying
epigraph
an excerpt of quotation from a book quoted at the beginning of a chapter in another
the sublime
(according to the romantics) the pinnacle of emotional expression, often found in nature- sunsets, waterfalls, lightning strikes, mountains, and horizon
elegaic rhyme
lines ending with an ABAB rhyme rhyme scheme
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)
Denouement
the conclusion or resolution of a conflict
4 types of heroes
epic, anti, byronic, tragic
Victorianism Author
Charles Dickens
Romanticism Authors
Hawthorne, Melville, Poe
Transcendentalism representatives and critics
Representatives: Emerson, Thoreau
Critics: Poe, Hawthorne
Naturalism authors
Stephen Crane, Jack London
Modernism Authors
Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Kafka
Victorianism Dates
1830-1900’s
Victorianism location
only in Great Britain
Romanticism dates
1800-1850
Transcendentalism Location
New England
Transcendentalism dates
c1830-1855
Naturalism Dates and location
1890-1920; US
Modernism dates
1910-1965
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