English IV Unit 5 PT Flashcards
(20 cards)
placing different kinds of words or images next to each other to create a comparison or an unusual or shocking effect
juxtaposition
relating to a reality that cannot be perceived by the senses
metaphysical
unusual syntax; jumping from one thought to another
fragmentation
the use or study of poetic meters
metrics
a kind of rhyme or the particular placement of rhyming words in lines of poetry
rhyme scheme
produced or living naturally in a particular geographical location
indigenous
a common language developed by speakers of different languages
lingua franca
someone who, for religious or spiritual purposes, practices strict self-discipline and abstains from different kinds of activities
ascetic
__________ promotes oneness with the forces of nature
Taoism
Terza rima is a poetic from created by __________.
Dante
The epic poem called the Shahnameh, or Book of __________, contains the history and legends of Persia.
Kings
The __________ were an indigenous people of Mexico.
Aztecs
__________ has ideas found in Hinduism and has complicated paradoxes.
“Brahma”
Ancient Nahuatl Poems
Daniel Brinton
Divine Comedy
Dante Alighieri
“Ku Feng”
Li Po
“Lakshman”
Toru Dutt
“Let America Be American Again”
Langston Hughes
“Long ago”
Sappho
Transcendentalism
Ralph Waldo Emerson
