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5088755373Beowulf* (author)Christian monk0
5088755374Beowulf* (time period)Middle Ages1
5088755375Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (author)The Pearl poet2
5088755376Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (time period)Middle Ages3
5088755377The Canterbury Tales* (author)Chaucer4
5088755378The Canterbury Tales *(time period)Middle Ages5
5088755379Everyman* (author)Anonymous6
5088755380Everyman* (time period)Middle Ages7
5088755381The Passionate Shepherd to his Love (author)Raleigh8
5088755382The Passionate Shepherd to his Love (time period)Renaissance9
5088755383The Nymph's Reply (author)Marlowe10
5088755384The Nymph's Reply (time period)Renaissance11
5088755385As You Like It (author)Shakespeare12
5088755386As You Like It (time period)Renaissance13
5088755387Hamlet (author)Shakespeare14
5088755388Hamlet (time period)Renaissance15
5088755389The Flea (author)(John) Donne16
5088755390The Flea (time period)Commonwealth17
5088755391Song (author)(John) Donne18
5088755392Song (time period)Commonwealth19
5088755393Break of Day (author)(John) Donne20
5088755394Break of Day (time period)Commonwealth21
5088755395A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning (author)(John) Donne22
5088755396A Valediction Forbidding Mourning (time period)Commonwealth23
5088755397Holy Sonnet 10 (author)(John) Donne24
5088755398Holy Sonnet 10 (time period)Commonwealth25
5088755399Meditation 17 (author)(John) Donne26
5088755400Meditation 17 (time period)Commonwealth27
5088755401To My Book (author)(Ben) Jonson28
5088755402To My Book (time period)Commonwealth29
5088755403To John Donne (author)(Ben) Jonson30
5088755404To John Donne (time period)Commonwealth31
5088755405On my First Son (author)(Ben) Jonson32
5088755406On my First Son (time period)Commonwealth33
5088755407Song to Celia (author)(Ben) Jonson34
5088755408Song to Celia (time period)Commonwealth35
5088755409The Altar (author)(George) Herbert36
5088755410The Altar (time period)Commonwealth37
5088755411Easter Wings (author)(George) Herbert38
5088755412Easter Wings (time period)Commonwealth39
5088755413To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time (author)(Robert) Herrick40
5088755414To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time (time period)Commonwealth41
5088755415To His Coy Mistress (author)(Andrew) Marvell42
5088755416To His Coy Mistress (time period)Commonwealth43
5088755417To Lucasta, Going to War (author)Lovelace44
5088755418To Lucasta, Going to War (time period)Commonwealth45
5088755419To Althea, from Prison (author)Lovelace46
5088755420To Althea, from Prison (time period)Commonwealth47
5088755421Paradise Lost* (author)(John) Milton48
5088755422Paradise Lost* (time period)Commonwealth49
5088755423Marriage a la Mode (author)Hogarth50
5088755424Marriage a la Mode (time period)Restoration51
5088755425An Essay on Dramatic Poesy (author)Dryden52
5088755426An Essay on Dramatic Poesy (time period)Restoration53
5088755427A Song for Saint Cecilia's Day (author)Dryden54
5088755428A Song for Saint Cecilia's Day (time period)Restoration55
5088755429Essay on Man (author)Pope56
5088755430Essay on Man (time period)Restoration57
5088755431Essay on Criticism (author)Pope58
5088755432Essay on Criticism (time period)Restoration59
5088755433A Modest Proposal (author)Swift60
5088755434A Modest Proposal (time period)Restoration61
5088755435A Diary (author)Pepys62
5088755436A Diary (time period)Restoration63
5088755437Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College (author)Gray64
5088755438Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College (time period)Restoration65
5088755439Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard (author)Gray66
5088755440Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard (time period)Restoration67
5088755441The Life of Samuel Johnson* (author)Boswell68
5088755442The Life of Samuel Johnson* (time period)Restoration69
5088755443The Vanity of Human Wishes (author)Johnson70
5088755444The Vanity of Human Wishes (time period)Restoration71
5088755445A Dictionary of the English Language* (author)Johnson72
5088755446A Dictionary of the English Language* (time period)Restoration73
5088755447Tom Jones* (author)(Henry) Fielding74
5088755448Tom Jones* (time period)Restoration75
5088755449epiclong narrative poem that is oral in style based on a serious subject told in formal elevated language and is centered around a heroic or quasi-divine figure on whose actions depends the fate of a tribe, a nation, or the entire human race76
5088755450epic hero (characteristics)privileged male, warrior, or warrior ruler77
5088755451epic hero (3 traits)protection, reputation, sapientia (wisdom/knowledge) et fortitudo (strength/courage)78
5088755452epic hero (3 paradoxes)hero and his foe share many traits, often acts against his own people, liminal figure (crosses thresholds/borders)79
5088755453metaphysicalbeyond the real80
5088755454metaphysical poetsgroup of 17th century poets who share common characteristics of intellectual wit, learned imagery, subtle images, elaborate stylistic maneuvers (including metaphysical conceit)81
5088755455metaphysical conceitextended metaphor/simile that compares 2 unlike or unusual, paradoxical images82
5088755456cavalier poetsgroup of 17th century poets who share common characteristics of direct and colloquial language expressive of a highly individual personality, and their enjoyment of the casual, amateur, affectionate poem written by the way (accidental, occasional)83
5088755457epigrambrief, witty, incisive poems of personal invective, often with a surprise turn at the end84
5088755458concrete/pattern/ shape/emblematic poetryuse of radically reduced language typed or printed in such a way as to force the visible text into an object85
5088755459eponymousmythical, historical person or thing after which a tribe, city or idea is named86
5088755460epistlea letter87
5088755461diarya daily, written record of a person's own experiences, thoughts, etc.88
5088755462philosophical essaya work of verse/prose that examines the principles underlying conduct, thought, and the nature of the universe.89
5088755463heroic coupletdecasyllabic, iambic pentameter couplet that begins and completes an idea with maximum conciseness and maximum complexity90
5088755464novelLong fictional prose narrative with a complex plot about feelings, motives, etc., of a group of characters, which is unfolded by the actions, speech, and thoughts of the characters.91
5088755465biographyan account of a person's life written by another92
5088755466dictionarya reference work with an alphabetized list of words with definitions and other information93
5088755467lyric poetryfairly short poem which expresses a state of mind or process of perception, thought, and feeling; also has musical qualities94
5088755468literary criticismcritical consideration of a literary work95
5088755469satireliterary art that aims to expose the vices, follies, or flaws of a person or group of people by making them seem ridiculous (visual, prose, verse)96
5088755470elegya formal and sustained lament in verse, upon the death of a person, usually ending in a consolation97
5088755471panegyricformal public speech written in verse delivered in praise of someone98
5088755472epigrama brief, witty, incisive poem of personal invective, often with a surprise turn at the end and sometimes with satire99
5088755473dyada poem that has a specific speaker addressing a specific audience that is not the reader100
5088755474aventgardedescription given to someone that does something before Romantic Age but on a subject of the Romantic Age101
5088755475odea long lyric poem that is serious in subject and treatment, elevated in style, and elaborate in its stanzaic structure102
5088755476didactic poempoem that teaches a lesson/moral103
5088755477philosophyinvestigation of the nature, causes, and principles of reality, knowledge or values104
5088755478masculine rhymea rhyme in which the accented vowel sound is the final syllable105
5088755479feminine rhymea rhyme in which the repeated accented vowel is either the second or third last syllable of the words involved106
5088755480picaresqueof or relating to an episodic style of fiction dealing with the adventures of a rough and dishonest but appealing hero107
5088755481alliterationrepetition of initial consonant sounds in a line of poetry108
5088755482elegaictone of this poem is about death/celebration of life109
5088755483synechdochea part of something used to signify something whole110
5088755484metonymya change of name, one thing is applied to another thing it is closely associated with111
5088755485kenninga compound of two words used in place of one112
5088755486litotean extreme ironic understatement113
5088755487symposiummany different social classes come together114
5088755488frame talemany stories put together into a main frame115
5088755489fabliaucomic bawdy contemporary tale about the urban middle class116
5088755490medial caesuraa pause in the middle117
5088755491german long linetwo words alliterate with the first word after the medial caesura118
5088755492bob and wheelfirst sentence (one stress) that sets off four other sentences (3 stress); medieval poetic device119
5088755493allusionreference to previous work of art or historical event120
5088755494trothverbal pact or agreement121
5088755495decasyllabic couplets2 consecutive end rhymes122
5088755496roman d' antiquiteancient romance genre, adventure123
5088755497quiteto one up or best someone124
5088755498alliterative poempoem with alliteration as its main literary device125
5088755499alliterative courtly (quest) romanceusually knights leave, learn, encounters near death experience, goes back to castle126
5088755500tragedyan imitation of an action that is serious, complete, and possessing magnitude; written in embellished language; must be acted, not narrated; and affecting through pity and fear, the catharsis of such emotions127
5088755501catharsispurgation and purification128
5088755502tragic heroa wealthy man who is not pre-eminent in virtue and justice, nor does he fall through vice and depravity, but falls due to some hamartia129
5088755503hamartiamistake, miscalculation130
5088755504motifrepeated symbol that directly relates to themes131
5088755505elisionreduce number of syllable and add an apostrophe to fit a certain meter132
5088755506ironysomething happens that is the opposite of what is expected133
5088755507dramatic ironyaudience knows something characters do not134
5088755508verbal ironysaying the opposite of what is meant135
5088755509situational ironyan outcome is the opposite of what is expected136
5088755510comic reliefa break from serious or tragic events with comedy, also heightens tragedy afterwards that follows137
5088755511blank/free versepoetry with no set rhyme scheme or mere, unrhymed iambic pentameter138
5088755512foilcharacter set next to protagonist that in comparison we see things we had not seen before139
5088755513pastoral poetrydeliberately convention poem expressing an urban poets nostalgic image of the peace and simplicity of rural folk in an idealized natural setting140
5088755514allegorymeans something on a literal level but also symbolic level141
5088755515sonnet14 line poem in iambic pentameter with a specific rhyme scheme142
5088755516historychronological record of events as of the life of a people or development of people including explanation of commentary on to those events143
5088755517foundlinginfant of unknown parentage that has been found abandoned144
5088755518epitapha quotation at the beginning of a work of literature setting forth a theme or relating to the theme145

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