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Edgar Allan Poe Flashcards

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Proverbs and Idioms flashcards
1
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after one’s death

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posthumously

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considered beforehand, deliberately planned

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premeditated

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3
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genre combines horror and feelings (psychology or romance)

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Gothic Horror

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a story with an action-packed plot and intense feelings of suspense/anxiety (jump scares)

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thriller

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a narrator whose account of events appears to be faulty, biased, or otherwise distorted

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unreliable narrator

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A reference to another work of literature, person, or event

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Allusion

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an outcome or solution; the “new normal”

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denouement

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the story’s beginning – setting and characters

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exposition

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9
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a state or feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen.

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Suspense

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10
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grisly, gruesome; having death as a main subject

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macabre

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11
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time and place that events in a story take place

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setting

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12
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feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader

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Mood

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13
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a struggle or clash between opposing characters or forces

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Conflict

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14
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repeating something that has already been said or written

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Repetition

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15
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over-exaggeration of an idea

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Hyperbole

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16
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the truth about life revealed in a work of literature

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Theme

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17
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using objects to stand for or represent something else

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Symbolism

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18
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hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot

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Foreshadowing

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19
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the use of words whose sounds echo their sense

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Onomatopoeia

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a comparison of two unlike things using like or as

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Simile

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21
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giving human-like qualities to non-living things

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Personification

22
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comparison between two unlike things in which one thing is said to be another thing

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Metaphor

23
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repetition of the same consonant sounds in words

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Alliteration

24
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boldness

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audacity

25
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animated/excited gesture

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gesticulation

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contradictory behavior

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hypocritical

27
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having good judgement

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Sagacity

28
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uncertain belief

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supposition

29
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passionately/intensely

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vehemently

30
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irritate/annoy

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vex

31
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small wooden beams supporting the floor

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scantlings

32
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in a cheerful or lighthearted way

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gaily

33
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steady beat

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tattoo

34
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a hiding of one’s true feelings

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dissimulation

35
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to listen attentively

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hearken

36
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to come to an end

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Surcease

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a show of respect

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Obeisance

38
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to charm or enchant, often in a deceptive way

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Beguile

39
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appearance, especially of the face

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Countenance

40
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cowardly

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craven

41
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calm or peaceful

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placid

42
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a behavior

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mein

43
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a mournful song or poem

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dirges

44
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suggesting that something bad is going to happen

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ominous

45
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a violent, windy storm

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tempest

46
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To relieve yourself of something causing anxiety; to make free

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unburthen

47
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structure for hanging criminals (two uprights and a crosspiece)

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Gallows

48
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stubbornly doing something other than what is reasonable or expected

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perverse

49
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stunned; amazed

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stupefied

50
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to provoke someone; to drive or urge on

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goad

51
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handed over; gave up or delivered

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consigned

52
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excessive pride

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Hubris

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