Week Two Flashcards
A movement in art, literature, and music that advocates imitating the principles manifested in the art and literature of Ancient Greece and Rome; emphasizes reason,clarity, balance and universal themes; directly opposite of romanticism
Classicism
Sponsor of the classical Athenian play; serves as the leader of the chorus in the play
Choragos
Detailed study of a poem or passage; designed to explain characters, motivation, similarities, and contrasts of sound, situations, ideas, style, organization, word selections, settings, etc.
Close reading of literature
Words that describe exact or particular conditions or qualities, search it’s cold, sweet ice cream sundae
Concrete diction
(Opposite of concrete diction): language describing qualities that are theoretical (good, neat, nice);
Abstract diction
Repetition of the same middle or final consonant sounds in poetry
Consonance
Turning point; decision made by the protagonist to resolve the conflict
Crisis (climax)
(God out of the machine); refers to artificial and a illogical solution of problems
Deus ex machina
Language characteristics (Pronunciation, unique words, vocal rhythms) particular to regions such as new England or south or two separate nations, such as Britain or Australia
Dialect
Word choice, type of words, and The level of language
Diction
Speaker of a poem addresses an internal listener or the reader, sometimes includes listeners unrecorded responses
Dramatic monologue
Poem of lamentation about a death
Elegy
(Run on line); a line having no end punctuation but running over to the next line
Enjambment
Long narrative poem elevating character, speech, and action
Epic
Person who goes on a quest to achieve something of great value to themselves or their society
Epic hero
Short and witty poem often in couples that makes a humorous or satiric point
Epigram
Moment of sudden insight or revelation that someone experiences
Epiphany
Literature that is told by reading someone’s letters
Epistles
Word groups containing consonants that permit and easy and pleasant flow of spoken sound
Euphony
Detailed analysis of a work of literature, often word by word and line by line; close reading
Explication
