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Language - French
Undergraduate 1
09/30/2013

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Term
poesie
Definition
poetry
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lai
Definition
poetry of the middle ages
Term
nouvelle
Definition
novella
Term
versification
Definition
versification (something to do with verses?)
Term
rime
Definition
rhyme
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fantastique
Definition
fantasy; ex) Venus curling her finger to keep the ring
Term
mythe
Definition
myth; ex) the story of Venus as the goddess of love
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voyage
Definition
travel; ex) Odysseus traveling across the world after being in exile
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correspondances
Definition
conversations; ex) between the nature and the people
Term
reve
Definition
dream; ex) Lanval's dreams with his sweet friend
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revolte
Definition
revolt; ex) the queen VS Lanval
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politique
Definition
politics; ex) the trial with the queen & Lanval
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amour
Definition
love; ex) the love between Lanval & his friend
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courtoisie
Definition
courtly; ex) Lanval stays loyal to his friend & their love remains discreet
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le poete
Definition
poet; ex) Hugo as the poet is telling the story from a narration POV
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la dame
Definition
the lady; ex) Lanval's sweet friend
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le chevalier
Definition
the knight; ex) Lanval
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ulysse
Definition
Ulysses; ex) the traveler in the poem
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venus
Definition
Venus; ex) dangerous goddess of love
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l'enfant
Definition
child; ex) the child killed in Hugo's poem
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l'archeologue
Definition
archeologist; ex) the narrator of Venus
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le catalan
Definition
Catalan; ex) the guide for the archeologist in Venus
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le bateau
Definition
boat; ex) the drunken boat
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