High Level vocab Flashcards

1
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Rich upper class

A

Bourgeoisie

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2
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Poor lower class

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Proletariat

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3
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Something small representing something big

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Microcosm

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4
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Speaking for another character

A

Proxy

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5
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Evil

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Malevolent

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6
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A pause that breaks the rhythm or pace in a line of poetry

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Caesura

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7
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When a poem line carries on into the next line

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Enjambment

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8
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A phrase in which the words contradict each other

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Oxymoron

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9
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Reference to a person, place, event or literary work that the
writer assumes the reader will recognise

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Allusion

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10
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person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else

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Antithesis

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11
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Name chosen to reflect personality

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Aptronym

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12
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Informal expression

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Colloquialism

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13
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A puzzling or apparently insoluble problem

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Crux

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14
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The glorification and celebration of a
person, place or event

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Encomium

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15
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Tragic flaw

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Hamartia

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16
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Excessive pride

17
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Reoccurring theme

18
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Taking advantage of generational advantage

19
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A dramatic speech made by a sole character upon a stage

20
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Speaking in rhymes

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trochaic tetrameter