Final Flashcards
romanticism
refers to a moment in art literature and music during the 19th century
5 I’s
Imagination intuition idealism inspiration individuality
Imagination
emphasized over reason, felt science destroyed truth, backlash against age of reason
intuition
feelings and instincts over reason, emotions very important
idealism
the concept that we can make the world a better place
inspiration
inspired creator rather than technical master
individuality
during this time women’s rights were coming to the fore front
romantic hero
young, innocent, intuitive, close to nature, uneasy with women
transcendentalists
write about nature, believe god was in nature
Gothic movement
saw human nature as dark and pessimistic
similarities between transcendentalists and Gothic movement
valued intuition over reason, found facts were found beyond, looked for symbols in events, emphasized bizarre events and settings
ethos
appeals to ethnics
logos
appeals to logic
pathos
appeals to emotions
modern era background
wwi roaring 20's womens rights great migration pop culture great depression
metaphysical poem
uses far fetched or unusual similes or metaphors to connect with everyday concrete ideas
syllogism
logical argument (logos) ex: cease the day
Example of an allusion in “to his coy mistress”
The flood, Conversion of the Jews
What is the tone of the speaker in to the virgins, to make much of time
abrasive, arrogant, pushy,
there are three mythological allusions in Miniver Chevey. What are they and why does robingson use them?
Thebes, Camelot, Priam’s Neighbors
They are all tragedies so it points out just how much he wants to live in a different age
what is an example of an oxymoron in TYger
could frame thy fearful symmetry
example of an allusion in Tyger
on what wings dare he aspire? icarus
what the hand dare seize the fire? prometheus
Green light in Gatsby
american dream, gatsbys hope
weather in gatsby
its raining before gatsby and daisy meet and sunny once they see each other
byronic hero
larger than life character, flawed and rebellious, hypersensitive loner, obsessively on a quest
common traits-exhibit excessive moodiness, operates largely within his own set of rules, troubled and mysterious past, exhibits self destructive traits and behaviors
pink suit in gatsby
ironic because he’s trying to blend in but hes wearing a bright suit
time in gatsby
nicks birthday passes and ends a decade of happiness
old money vs new money in gatsby
the wife invites gatsby to the party but husband does not, irish good bye, snoobish when not at parties
20s influence in gatsby
how daisy cant do men things and tom restricts her, partying and alcohol bc of roaring 20s
narative style of catcher
first person stream of conscientiousness
bildungsroman
is a novel that traces the psychological and moral development and maturation of the main character or characters, coming of age story
plot of bildungsroman
- emotional loss of youth
- youth leaves home a journey
- encounters many conflicts
- climax- youth learns and matures
- young adult accepts and values of society, society accepts him
- adult returns home with new knowledge
poem from catcher
its about sex but holden thinks its about saving the children from falling off the cliff,
why is catcher named after the poem
bc it shows holdens innocence, hes the catcher but can’t be because who going to catch him
baseball mitt in catcher
it symbolizes his love for allie/how much he holds on to him
MacBeth background
blend of fact and fiction, lady macbeeth made up, scotland- setting; 11th century a tribute to king james, banquo-character in pay ancestor of king james, curse of macbeth
paradox
a seemingly absurd or self contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true
what is ironic about duncan describing macbeths castle
he says its really nice but its the place of his death
symbols in macbeth owls call
supposed to predict death
symbols in macbeth bell man
bells were rang outside a prisoners cell that was about to die
symbolism in macbeth dagger
sees it during his soliloquy and it is what he is going to kill duncan with
symbolism in macbeth sleep
macbeth killed sleep, he murdered the king
Hands in macbeth
they are covered in duncans blood, macbeths hands are stained with murder while lady macbeths are only stained with blood
owls kills falcon, ponies eat each other
symbolizes disruption in the chain of being
Theme of Macbeth
destruction wrought when ambition goes unchecked by moral constraints
tragic hero
a tragic flaw that causes the downfall of a hero.
excessive pride and disrespect for the natural order of things.
The reversal of fate that the hero experiences.
a moment in time when hero makes an important discovery in the story.
a punishment that the protagonist cannot avoid, usually occurring as a result of his hubris.
feelings of pity and fear felt by the audience, for the inevitable downfall of the protagonist.
metafiction
fiction that deals with the writing of fiction or its conversions
style of tttc
story telling, stream of conscientiousness
how to tell a true war story
no point or a point 20 years later, it never seems to end, never moral, cannot be believed, never about war, does not uplift
theme of DOAS
American dream, he believes whole heartily in the fact that a good professional well liked man with get the goal
How does DOAS handle the american dream?
willy tries too hard and fails because he tried to do it the wrong way, and when they were close he cheated and failed biff, and gave up his job
style of THe Road
he doesnt uses grammatical items
carrying the fire in the road
keep hoping
the coast in the road
its their goal, the end, as far as they can go
monomyth
hero’s journey
steps of a monomyth
1 ordinary world 2 the call to adventure 3 refusal of the call 4 meeting with the mentor 5 crossing the threshold 6 test, allies and enemies 7 approach of the inmost cave 8 the ordeal near death experience 9 the reward 10 the road back 11 resurrection 12 return with the elixir
the arrangement of words and phrases in a sentence
syntax
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
hyperbole
a love poem or song welcoming or lamenting the arrival of dawn, as dawn will separate the lovers
aubade
in simple words, it is a difference between the appearance and the reality
irony
the recurrence of similar sounds, especially consonants, in close proximity
consonance
the explicit or direct meaning or set of meanings of a word or expression
denotation
to use figuartive language to represent objects, actions and ideas in such a way that it appeas to our physical senses
imagery
unit of measure that usually contains one stressed syllable and at least one unstressed syllable
foot
a literary device is when a speaker breaks off from addressing one party and instead addresses a third party
apostrophe
a figure of speech in which a thing or concept is called not by its own name but rather by the name of something associated in meaning with the thing or concept
metonymy
a short poem of song like quality
lyric poem
the repetition of the sound of a vowel in non-rhyming stressed syllables near enough to each other for the echo to be discernible
assonance
poetic form names after the fourteenth century italian poet Petrarch featuring the rhyme scheme ABBAABBA CDECDE
ITALIAN SONNET
poetry that is irregular in rhythm nad in rhyme, often deliberately for burlesque or comic effect
doggerel
the associated or suggested meaning of a word
connotation
an expressing designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly
allusion
style of speaking or writing determined by the choice of words by a speaker or a writer
diction
a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one
allegory
a unit of rhythm in poetry, the pattern of beats
meter
a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vise versa
synecdoche
poetic form with the rhyme scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
Shakespearean sonnet
theme in gatsby living in the past
wishes he could go back to when he and daisy knew each other when they were young
theme in gatsby american dream
gatsby getting the chance to be well off, rags to riches, lottery type story, dan could have introduced him to people
great chain of being
god- angels- demons- stars- moons- kings- princes-
nobles- men- wild animals- domestic animals- trees- other plants- precious stones- precious metals- other minerals
stream of conscientiousness
first person, lack of conventional sentence structure or grammar, interior monologue
anti-hero
conflict characters engulfed by indecision, lacks classic hero traits
traits of a modern story
understatement, irony, stream of conscientiousness, anti-hero, everyday setting, themes of instability and loss, plots without clear climax or resolution
soldier’s home
lost generation-lack of purpose,
why was the main character of soldiers home not at home?
bc he felt they felt they needed to provide him a home, also everyone knew his story and it gave him the creeps
what metaphor is used to describe emily in the beginning?
she is a fallen monument
what is the rose for emily
the room, bc its rose colored and special to her
sorrowful woman
focuses on the woman with post pardum depression, the husband takes over the role of dad and mom for the child
yellow wall paper
she lives in the attic, the wall paper is up there, the woman walks behind the wall paper she believes it is her, and at the end she escapes, the pattern is the husband holding her in and the lady is her
feminist notes for short stories
wifehood and motherhood were women’s most significant jobs, women have always been looked at as inferior to men, weaker less intellectual and evil temptations,
why is it appropriate that the children discover The most handsome drowned man in the world
bc children are innocent and imaginative, they accept people
how does esteban’s presence change the relationships between men and women
women want to nerture him while the men want to sed him away
in what ways does the community become estebans village
they build higher and larger door ways and buildings, they decorate the fronts of their houses
when i heard the learn’d astronomer
how does the speaker feel about science
he hates it bc he become tired and sick
when i heard the learn’d astronomer
was walt whitman a transcendentalist
yes, he just wanted to go outside and look at the starts and science behind
how does ‘the devil and tom walker’ fit in romanticism
it has gothic under tones, the trees symbolize the dead and dying, tom follows his intuition instead of what his wife says, tom is a romantic hero bc he is uneasy with his wife,
emerson self reliance
how is trust a part of self reliance
we must trust in others that they wont mess up or plan
emerson self reliance
what does he want everyone to realize about themselves
they should be themself, if god had not done his work wed all be cowards
Thoreau issues that led him into the woods
who owned the woods
wanted to live deliberately and he felt rejected from society; emerson
Bells diction what types of bells 1,2,3,4,
1-silver bells, twinkle, merriment, that so musically
2-wedding bells, mellow, golden bells, world of happiness, harmony, rapture, voluminous,
3-brazen bells, alarum bells, terror, out of tune, palpitating, turbulency
4-iron bells, melancholy, monotone, alone, ghouls
o captain my captain
bells, celebrating, the captains dead, inspired by abe lincoln
personal narrative
written in first person about something in the narrators life, limited to one event
memoir
an account of a real persons life, reflects on life, how the individual remembers his life,
personal essay
combine person narrative and memoir
three f’s of resume’ writing
function, form, eFfectiveness
