Majorship 3 Flashcards
mesodiplosis vs epistrophe
mesodiplosis is repetition in the middle, and epistrophe is repetition at the end.
author that does time shifts narrator shifts and unconventional punctuation
William Faulkner
Gift of Magi author
William Sydney Portner
Jacques Derrida founded the critic
Deconstruction
short story should have unity of single effect is told by
Edgar Allan Poe pr EAP
intertextuality is interpreted by what lit theoru
Structuralism
Tithonus is a work of WHO that embodies WHAT (2)
Tennyson;
immortality and death
individuals can unite into a collective body while maintaining individual freedom. He argues that legitimate political authority comes from a social contract, where people agree to form a community governed by the “general will.”
The Social Contract by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Theogony
and
Works and Days
author
Hesiod
lyrical style associated most to Robert Browning
dramatic monologue
first African Nobel laureate
Wole Soyinka
political guide that advises rulers on how to gain and maintain power. It stresses pragmatism, advocating for the use of any means—such as deceit, cruelty, and manipulation—if necessary. Machiavelli emphasizes the importance of adaptability, the appearance of virtue, and the ruler’s relationship with the people to ensure stability and success AND author
The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli
Gullivers Travels author
Jonathan Swift
love sonnets is to Edith Tiempo then goddess of Phl poetry is to
Ophelia Dimalanta
is a short story about a man who is born with the physical appearance and ailments of an elderly man, only to age in reverse. As he grows older, he becomes physically younger while his mind matures; follows his life as he navigates relationships, including his marriage, while dealing with the challenges of his unusual condition. Eventually, he reaches infancy and dies as a child, highlighting the themes of time, aging, and the inevitability of death.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button by F. Scott Fitzgerald
this novel focuses on Étienne Lantier, a miner who becomes involved in a workers’ strike against their oppressive working conditions. As tensions rise between the workers and management, the story explores class struggle, solidarity, and the human cost of industrialization. The novel paints a stark picture of the hardships faced by the working class AND author
Germinal by Emile Zola
the story of Emma Bovary, a disillusioned and dissatisfied woman trapped in a dull marriage to a country doctor. Seeking escape from her mundane life, she engages in multiple love affairs and spends excessively, leading to her financial ruin and eventual tragic death. The novel critiques the limitations of bourgeois society and the dangers of romantic idealism AND author
Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
revolves around Bernard, Olivier, and others, whose lives intersect in a narrative exploring themes of identity, morality, and authenticity: tension between genuine self-expression and societal deception, as the characters grapple with their personal desires, relationships, and the complexities of truth; delves into the challenges of understanding oneself and others in a world filled with illusions and false appearances. The novel also reflects on the nature of art, love, and human growth AND author
The Counterfeiters by André Gide
John Keats works mainly expresses what
arts
a story where char held a party in between the wall of his house during a plague but the plague got in AND author
The Masque of the Red Death by Emile Zola
a poem devices that uses repetition of words without interruption in between
Epizeuxis
haiku thy is full of attitude such as wit and insight
Senryu
King Lear is to tragedy of parental love as to what is to tragedy of ambition
Macbeth
talks about African persona mentioning the great rivers of Asia and Africa relating to cultural heritage of African ppl AND author
The Negro Speaks of Rivers by Langston Hughes