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Venerable

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Worthy of respect by reason of age, dignity, character

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Allegory

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Is a work of literature in which people, objects and events stand for abstract qualities such as evil, compassion or greed

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Vigor

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Active physical or mental force or strength, vitality

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Obscure

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Not well known

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Infamous

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Having a bad reputation

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Seclusion

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Being kept off or shut apart from others, isolation

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Eccentricity

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The state of being unconventional or odd

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Stigma

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A mark of disgrace

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Effervescent

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Bubbling

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Skeptic

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A person who doubts

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Tremulous

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Trembling, quivering

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Nathaniel Hawthorne

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1804-1854 born in Salem mass descendent of john Hawthorne who was a judge in Salem witch trials, father died when he was 4, grew up with gloomy mother went into isolation for 12 years later he published the scarlet letter in 1850 despite his success became depressed over money and died in 1864

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Decrepit

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Worn out by old age or sickness

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Animate

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To bring to life, make lively, or stimulate

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Delusion

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Deception

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Deferential

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Extremely respectful

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Efface

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To rub out, erase

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Edgar Allen Poe

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1809-1849 was tormented throughout his life, mother died, aunt died, father died, wife died etc. lead a very sad life

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Spacious

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Roomy

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Mood

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Is the feeling created by the writer in a literary work

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Irony

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The contrast between what appears to be true and what actually is

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Verbal irony

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Occurs when a writer says one thing but means something completely different

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Impunity

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Freedom from a punishment

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Retribution

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Punishment for a wrong doing

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Connoisseur

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A person who has expert knowledge in a particular area

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Impose

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To take advantage

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Abscond

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To leave quickly, to escape notice

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Explicit

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Clearly stated; definite

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Recoil

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To pull back in surprise

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Crypt

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An underground vault used for burial

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Edgar Allen Poe’s 2 epithets

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Father of the short story

Father of the horror story

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Circumscribe

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To enclose

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Endeavor

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To try strive

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Niche

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An inner place or hollow in a wall; a recess

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Fetter

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To hold in place with chains

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Obstinate

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Stubborn

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Subside

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To become less intense

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Spacious

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Roomy

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American romanticism

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(1770-1860) Stresses emotion over intellect

  • driven by reactions to the Puritan religion
  • driven by a reaction to the age of reason in Britain
  • idealist philosophy
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Widow Wycherley reflects

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Vanity, neglect, pride

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Colonel kiligrew

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Materialism, lust, gluttony, pleasure

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Mr. Gascogne

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Political corruption (sin) lyin, power

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Mr. Melbourne

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Greed

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Flower symbolizes dr. Heideggers

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Secrets

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Single effect

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Developed by Poe- one emotion, mood that is created throughout the story

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Rhyme

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One of the most distinct features in Poe’s work

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End rhyme

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Rhyme that comes at the end of the line of poetry

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Alliteration

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It is used in the beginning consonant sounds

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Internal rhyme

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Used in the first, third, and fourth line of each stanza

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Consonance

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The repetition of consonant sounds

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Entreat

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Ask for earnestly

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Beguile

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To charm

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Decorum

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Proper of formal behavior

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Discourse

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To speak

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Placid

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Undisturbed, calm

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Dirge

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A mournful song or piece of music

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Ominous

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Threatening, sinister

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Respite

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A period of brief relief from pain, anguish, duty, etc

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Pallid

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Pale, faint in color

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Tempest

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A very powerful storm

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