Vocabulary
harsh; oppresive.
What is tyrannous?
a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable
What is a metaphor?
a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true
What is paradox?
"Ah! wel-a-day! what evil looks
Had I from old and young!
Instead of the cross, the albatross
About my neck was hung. "
What is Rime of the Ancient Mariner?
Boys trapped on a island
gloomy
What is dismal?
a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid
What is a simile?
visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.
What is imagery?
"I leant upon a coppice gate when frost was specter-gray."
What is The Darkling Thrush?
Man trapped at sea with water around but none to drink
What is Rime of the Ancient Mariner?
lessened
Abated
a serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one.
the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form
What is personification?
“Maybe there is a beast… maybe it's only us.” ...
What is The Lord of the Flies?
finds a mysterious letter inside her house. It has no stamp or return address, and she fears.
What is the Demon Lover?
dredful;ghostly
a series of events build toward the point of greatest interest.
What is rising action?
a particular attitude or way of considering a matter.
What is point of view?
"On either side of the river lie long fields of barley and rye"
What is The Lady of Shalott?
Man fights dragon
What is beowulf?
anguished; grief stricken
What is wrenched?
a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction
What is oxymoron?
an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
What is allusion?
"Hail to thee, blithe Spirit!"
What is To a Skylark?
Three greedy men die
What is the canterbury tales/ the partners tale?