Poetry
emphasized the individual, particularly the imagination, and its relationship to surroundings
What is Romanticism?
repetition of vowel sounds anywhere in words
What is assonance?
Commas used without conjunctions to separate a series
What is a asyndeton?
concentrated GROWTH in literature in England and Europe, produced some of the most influential lit. of all time
What is a the Renaissance?
features exaggerated, superhuman heroes; blends reality with myth
What is a tall tale?
a scene that interrupts the normal chronological sequence of events with an earlier scene
What is flashback?
typically set in dark, mysterious locales with mysterious characters and supernatural or frightening plot events
What is Gothicism?
an elaborate, often extended metaphor that compares two things that are startlingly different
What is a conceit or metaphysical conceit?
discussed issues of class, progress, and the dangers of industrialization; woman writers bloomed
What is Victorian?
reference to another work of literature or something outside the poem
What is an allusion?
“One should eat to live, not live to eat.”
What is antimetabole or chiasmus?
Lit. term that describes George's relationship to Lenny
What is foil?
evolved into a belief in faith, goodness, and the beauty of nature; emphasized simple living and self-reliance
What is Transcendentalism?