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Week 7: American Literature Vocabulary Review
American Literature Vocabulary Review
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Literature
Undergraduate 3
04/21/2019

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Imagery
Definition
1 element of poetry - uses the 5 senses to paint a picture or image in the reader's mind
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Most widely accepted pyramid plot structure in American literature
Definition
Freytag's model
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Predestination
Definition
reference to the eventual fate of an individual
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foreshadowing
Definition
the use of words or phrases that set the stage for the story to unfold
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The Lost Generation refers to which group of people?
Definition
a collective group of American and European artists and writers who settled in Paris in the 1920s - 1930s
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Why is this generation referred to as "lost?"
Definition
because they expressed a sense of emotional confusion or disconnection with the world around them
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What disorder plagued the Lost Generation post World War I?
Definition
PTSD
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What were two of Hemingway's most famous books?
Definition
A farewell to Arms
The Sun Also Rises
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Harlem Renaissance is also known as
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The New Negro movement
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Types of popular music during The Harlem Renaissance
Definition
Blues and Jazz
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Who Was Langston Hughes
Definition
was an American poet, novelist, playwright, short story writer, and columnist.
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point of view
Definition
a particular attitude or way of considering a matter.
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What is Literary Criticism?
Definition
“Literary criticism, starting from Aristotle in the 4th century BCE,
studies the art of literature and explores the ways that literature
affects us emotionally, intellectually, and aesthetically.
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Main Purpose of a critic
Definition
analyze, discover, & draw connections between life and whats read
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Formalist Critical perspective
Definition
examining the elements of plot, characterization, symbols, figurative language, & theme
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Romanticism
Definition
Artistic/intellectual movement originating in Europe during the 1700s
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Rationalism
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A branch of philosophy where the validity of an idea is determined by logic
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POEM
Definition
A piece of writing often having a rhyme or rhythm which tells a story or describes a feeling
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Plot
Definition
What happens in a story
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Theme
Definition
Message or meaning of a story
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