Lamia A02 Flashcards
1
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Metaphor
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2
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Consistent structure
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- Poetic repetition ‘from vale to vale, from wood to wood.’ Desperation from Hermes to find the Nymph.
- Heroic couplets typical of a mythological narrative text.
- Iambic pentemeter
3
Q
Description
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4
Q
Monosyllabic end
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- ‘or breath they found.’
- ‘the heavy body wound.’
5
Q
Predatorial imagery
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- ‘Striped like a zebra, freckled like a pard,’
- ‘A palpitating snake,’
6
Q
Negative Capability
A
7
Q
Snake imagery
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- ‘A palpitating snake,’
- ‘gordian shape of dazzling hue,’
- ‘Soft voice hiss,’
- ‘Adders tounge.’
8
Q
Intrusive narrator
A
9
Q
Speech
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10
Q
Preconceptions
A
11
Q
Cyclical narrator
A
12
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Sibilance
A
13
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Semantic field of pain
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14
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Alexandrine
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