List 10 & 46-50 Flashcards

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implore

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v

to beg; to earnestly ask for

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beguiling

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adj

charming/delighting

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decorum

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n

proper and dignified behavior

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discourse

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n

to speak

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placid

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adj

calm or quiet; undisturbed

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Enjambment

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a run -on line of poetry in which logical and grammatical sense carries over one line into the next, In other words, you jam the end of one like into the next. EX: I think I had never seen
A verse as beautiful as a flower.

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Epithet

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a figure of speech that involves a brief descriptive phrase that points out traits associated with a particular person or thing, such as EX: Ivan the Terrible

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Euphemism

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more agreeable and less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant word or concept and may be used to add humor irony or political correctness
EX:Passed away instead of died

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Exposition

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Introduces the main characters, describes the setting and sometimes establishes the conflict and it’s necessary for the reader to know before moving on
EX: The prologue of Romeo and Juliet gives us information about the conflict between the Montague and Capulet families. Then, we meet Romeo, who is pining for Rosaline, and Juliet, who is supposed to marry Paris. Romeo and his friends decide to mask themselves and attend a party at the Capulets’-when Romeo sees Juliet, the action begins to rise

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Extended Metaphor

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a metaphor developed at great length occurring frequently in or throughout the work.
EX:
But soft! What light through yonder window breaks?
It is the East, and Juliet is the sun!

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