Canterbury tales vocabulary Flashcards
homily
a sermon on a religious topic
Encomium
A speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly.
Maxim
A short, pithy statement expressing a general truth or rule of conduct.
Auctoritee
An authoritative writer on a topic, cited to give an argument greater weight, e.g. the Bible, philosophers, theologians
Exemplum
An illustrative example/story to support an argument - often from Bible or classical mythology or history.
state satire
poking fun at social hierarchy
Epithet
An adjective that repeatedly goes alongside a character ‘fresshe may’
Bawdy
dealing with sexual matters in a comical way; humorously indecent.
Lofty
Of noble or elevated nature
Parody
A literary or artistic work that uses imitation, as of the characteristic style of an author or a work, for comic effect or ridicule.
Dramatic Irony
You know what is going to happen. Characters do not.
Proleptic Irony
Hinting at something that will be rendered ironic. Hinting at foreshadowing.
An example or model, especially a story told to illustrate a point.
Situational Irony
Character does something that in terms of what happens afterwards is rendered ironic
The reader or audience suspects that something a character says might prove to be contradicted or undermined by events later in the text.
Verbal Irony
Someone says something but context around speech gives it a different meaning.
