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Exam 1
literary terms
41
Language - German
Undergraduate 3
12/15/2006
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Term
wiedervereint
 Definition
reunited
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die Handlung
 Definition
the plot
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allwissender Erzaehler
 Definition
omnipotent narrator
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das Motiv
 Definition
a story within a story such as "brother kills brother" being used to describe "Of Mice and Men"
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die Erzaehlperspektiv
 Definition
the perpspective of the narrator (1st person, 3rd person)
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die Schluesselwoerter
 Definition
the key words in a text
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die Hauptfiguren
 Definition
the main characters
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Hebel erklaert:
Im Text steht:
Hebel hebt hervor:
Im Text heisst es:
 Definition
ways of saying "Hebel says" or "the story says"
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vereingluecken
 Definition
to be killed by accident
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das Tuch
 Definition
cloth, scarf
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der Rand
 Definition
the edge
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erobern
 Definition
to conquer
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das Schutt
 Definition
the debris
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der Leichnam
 Definition
the dead body
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der Schacht
 Definition
the (mine) shaft
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sich begraben laessen
 Definition
to have someone buried
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nachsuchen
 Definition
to look for
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hindurch
 Definition
throughout
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verlebendigen
 Definition
to enlighten
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ueberdauern
 Definition
to outlast
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enthuellen
 Definition
to reveal
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der Appell
 Definition
the appeal/plea/call to action
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anrichten
 Definition
to direct to
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die Wirkung erziehlen
 Definition
to achieve an effect
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der Bezug
 Definition
the relationship
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eindeutig
 Definition
a clear, simple meaning
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erforden
 Definition
to require
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nachdenken ueber
 Definition
to think critically about
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ueberlegen
 Definition
to consider/mull over
Term
heiter
 Definition
cheerful
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in Betracht zeihen
 Definition
to take into consideration
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erfuellen
 Definition
to fulfill
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scheinbar
 Definition
apparently
Term
steigen
 Definition
to climb/increase
Term
leistungsfaehig
 Definition
capable of acheivement
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etwas fuer moeglich halten
 Definition
to believe something is possible
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das Gelassenheit
 Definition
the relaxed mood/attitude
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bewaeltigen
 Definition
to overcome/accomplish
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die Verpflichtung
 Definition
the duty
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angelangen
 Definition
to arrive at (mentally)
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der Ufer
 Definition
the bank/shore
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