English 1h Semester two Final

an idea that recurs in or pervades a work of art or literature, controlling idea of a work and holds it together, ex R&J irrational hatred

when a character is alone or believes themselves to be alone, and they begin to speak out loud expressing inner turmoil with lots of questions (R&J)

metrical language, not exactly rhyming, opposite of prose

a story that can be read on two distinctly different levels, ex the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe

when a character addresses an inanimate object like they are human, used in drama or for a dramatic effect, ex to a mouse, Juliet talking to the knife/poison

song like poem to tell stories based on earlier legend/history, Ex Cyrano writing a ballad in the beginning of the play, the song of roland

presenting something that is usually serious in a comical way, not changing anything

formally known as an English sonnet or Shakespearean sonnet, written in iambic pentameter, fixed rhyme scheme, ends with a rhyming couplet, 9th line is “the turn” or shift in tone, ex“ but passion lends them power”

the way a sentence is built, “read it out loud”

verse that doesn’t have a fixed rhyme scheme or beat, ex epigraph written in things fall apart

term or label describing a character, ex long suffering Odysseus

exaggeration with an effect, an over statement, not meant to be taken literally

stage secrets, R&J, Cyrano

comparing two things with out using like or as

an object or idea that represents something bigger, ex lenny’s mouse, cyrano’s white plume

smaller idea or concept to explain something much bigger, a complex idea in a simple object, like symbolism but its an idea, ex. a pen is mightier than a sword, the white house called

crackle, sizzle

a complex statement that seems to contradict itself but after further look it is true, ex all men are destined yet free

opposite of verse, standard written language, non

fanciful comparison of two fundamentally different objects, NOT a metaphor

speakers attitude to the event, not the same through the entire work, ex. Lenny, despair through Things Fall Apart

emotionally baggage of a word, good or bad, authors use loaded language

“He’s been Christianized” (Cyrano) making a joke that Christian is like the religion, grave serious and hole in the ground

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reoccurring object that adds to the plot of the work, Oedipus light and dark, R&J stars, Cyrano’s white plume

dictionary definition of a word

implicit reference to another work, religion, etc. that helps advance the story overall

literary tradition that was popular during the middle ages, French, knights and damsels, King Arther age

reaction to restrained idea of order and reason, importance is personal independence and divinity nature

complexity of plot, tried of the unlikely hero, elements of satire, often contain monologues, everything is funny, ex Cyrano

repetition of closely written vowel sounds

unrhymed iambic pentameter, ex R&J

two rhyming lines at the end of the poem or at the end of the scene (Shakespeare)

poetry in the intent to instruct, morality poems

not sarcasm, incongruity of what’s intended, R&J Juliet’s love sprung from her only hate

standard unit of poetry

two fundamental different words used together that mean something totally different, simple, usually two words

a line consisting of 5 iambs, 10 beats, iamb is the beat, unstress stress

giving life like adjectives to an inanimate object,

the pattern which poems can have, giving a line a letter

making fun or mocking something, funny but true, ex the simpsons, modest proposal Jonathan swift wrote many, promote social change

meter, iambic pentameter

poet, musician, and member of the Cadets of Gascoyne, he has a large nose that embrasses him, in love with his cousin Roxane

cyrano’s cousin, and the girl cyrano, christian, and de guiche are in love with

northerner that joins the cadets, handsome but does not have the intelligence that cyrano does, in love with roxane

married man in love with Roxane, doesn’t like cyrano, attempts to have him killed by 100 men

pastry chef that wishes to be a poet, his wife Lise leaves him for a musketeer in the middle of the play

cyrano’s closest friend and fellow cadet

christian’s friend

roxane’s chaperone, similar to the nurse in R&J

duels cyrano in act 1 after insulting his nose

actor who cyrano despises and bans from the stage

cyrano’s friend and captain

ragueneau’s wife and leaves him because she doesn't approve of him being a poet

nuns at roxane’s convent, admire and respect cyrano when he visits

de guiche’s uncle who is one of the most powerful men in france at the time

1890s

1600s

christian

He is going to give it to her face to face

his uncle, the cardinal

de guiche; he is delayed by cyrano and him talking about the moon

sending their regiment to the front

Okonkwo's uncle who receives him into Mbanta

Uchendu's youngest son, get's married, sees Nwoye with Christians

ibo missionary who is used as a translator, converts Nwoye

Kills the sacred python (says he didn't), later dies mysteriously

Isaac

A village destroyed by white men because they killed one white man.

bicycle

falcon

("mother is supreme") first child born to Okonkwo in exile

A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance.

Imperialism is the political control of a greater power over less powerful territories. This was usually done for economic and political gain.

emphasizing and promoting African cultural patterns

when you view the world from a European perspective. It is an implied belief that western culture is better than other cultures.

belligerent patriotism (extreme nationalism)

Mr. Kiaga

Amikwu

Okonkwo

Epigraph

Jingoism

Mr. Kiaga

Allusion

Eurocentric

efulefu's

Okoli

Umuru

Nneka

Umuru

Umuofia

hell

he wants a loving father

Okonkwo

doesn't let the church have access to the rivers

titeless, worthless men, first coverts

outcast

womanly

decided he wasn't worth it

that he wasn't his father