keywords/terms Flashcards
alliteration
repetition of sound, two or more neighbouring words
cesura
metrical pause in verse, one phrase ends, another begins
kenning
figurative phrase insetead of noun “whale-path”
epithet
byname, in place of name, descriptive “alfred the great”
epic
type of narrattive poem, telss story in 3rd pov, has typical conventions like rhyme & meter
chivalry
medieval knightly system with religious moral & social code
histography
history of history, study of history & methodology of history as a dicipline
petrarchan sonnet
italian sonnet, 14 lines, 2 sections: octave (ABBAABBA) & sestet (CDCDCD/CDECDE) John Milton, John Donne
english sonnet
Shakespearean/ elizabethian), 14 lines, 1 stanza w. 3 quatrians, concluding couplet (ABABCDCDEFEFGG), shakespeare & wyatt
sacred & profound love
difference between physical love & something deeper/higher
carpe diem
horace, one should enjoy life while one can, cavalier poets/ robert herrice “ to the virgins…”
conceit
extended metahphor where writer sets up & embellishes comparison between 2 things
didactisim
teach & instruct, moral, ethical & religious principles, alexander pope & samuel johnson John bunyan: the pilgrims progress
rationalism
part of broader intellectual movement, reason primary sourch of knowledge, logical argumentation, clarity, intellectual exploration over emotional or sensational content. influenced philosphy, science, politics
satire
humour, irony, exaggaration to criticize/ expose follies/vices of society/people/communities. jonathan swift - gullivers travels & alexander pope - the dunciad
heroic couplet
traditional form of english poetry. used in epic & narrative poetry, pair of rhyming lines in iambic pentameter. alexander pope - essay on man, neat balanced lines reinforces rationality
decorum
refers to appropriateness of style to subject matter. based on classical ideas that different genres & styles of poetry suited to different subjects. strict adherence meant writer chose style, vocab etc to match subject addressed§
personification
inanimate object/ people, endowed with human triats, ambigious bring abstract & concepts to life, ex. death can speak.
idealism
philosphical & artistic movement, reaction against enlightenments emphasis on reason prioritizes emotion, individuality & nature over rational thought,
subjectivity
impulse o look for ruth inwardly. rosseau, wordsworth & keats. importance of individual freedom with emphasis on subjective mind & culture
imagination
means of deep insight and sympathy, power to conceive & express images removed from normal objective reality, way of seeing world through a different lens
nature
poetry of meditation & of poetical imagination. significance of nature in understanding human behaviour from many perspectives
the sublime
meeting of the subjective, internal(emotional) & the objective - external (natural world): allow emotions to overwhelm rationality
scepticism
attitude/doubt/disposition to incredulity, either in general or toward particular thing
dramatic monologue
1st person poetic speech, silent audience, complex poetic chiarocsuro - speech translucent
nostalgia
affected, sentimental, falsify past through strategies of forgetting rather than recollecting. describe something it is not.
nihilism
belief that all values are baseless & that nothing can be known or communicated. extreme pessiminsm, radical skepticism - condemns existence
cynicism
dark attitude toward world & humanbiengs, believes humans motivated by greed & self-interest
symbolism
use of any person/object/situation to represent an idea of some sort
free verse
open form of poetry, arose from french vers libre form, not consistent in metre/thyme etc
fragmentation
disingrate, which writers did to themes & narratives.
anticlimax
moment of tension dramatically undercut instead off with payoff
