Genres
a speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly, typically someone who has just died
eulogy
to think, process, and understand judgments using logic
reason
the author of Leaves of Grass
Walt Whitman
the two largest wars fought in this century
WWI and WWII
a word that means "to break down"; the opposite of synthesis
analyze
a speech given at a high school or college graduation ceremony
commencement address
English philosopher who claimed that before civilization, "the life of man [was] solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short."
Thomas Hobbes
a philosophy that emphasized a return to a state of nature, rural living, and the value of solitude and introspection
transcendentalism
early 20th-century author, member of "the lost generation" famous for writing in stripped-down, direct tone
Ernest Hemingway
a word for literature that means "living or occurring at the same time"
contemporary
a drama in which a protagonist's flaw or mistake leads to their death or disgrace
tragedy
This German philosopher advocated the "public" use of reason as a means to enlightenment
property
Inspired by the works of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, this German economist, historian, and philosopher wrote his most famous works while living in London.
Karl Marx
a broad term used to describe art, literature and other ideas after WWII; associated with a departure from modernism and a general distrust of absolute theories and ideologies
postmodern
A central rhetorical principle requiring one's words and subject matter be aptly fit to each other, to the circumstances and occasion (kairos), the audience, and the speaker.
decorum
long, Greek poems in dactylic hexameter that recount stories of heroes and deities
epic
Jean-Jacques Rousseau believed that this concept was the root of all corruption of humankind
property
existentialism
This movement of arts, literature, and music centered in Harlem, NY, emphasized the experience of black Americans
Harlem Renaissance
A word whose prefix and root mean "out of" and "stability, norm, inactivity", respectively
ecstasy
fantastic or incongruous imagery or effects in art, literature, film, or theater by means of unnatural or irrational juxtapositions and combinations
surrealism
This English "metaphysical" poet was born Catholic, but later became a cleric in the Church of England
John Donne
Friedrich Nietzsche
This "beat poet" was heavily influenced by Walt Whitman and William Carlos Williams and was close friends with Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs
Allen Ginsberg
the English word derived from two Greek words that mean "divine, god" and "to see", respectively
theory