Romanticism/Transcendentalism Test Flashcards
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Romanticism
A movement that emphasizes emotion and feelings over personal and intellectual growth.
FIVE I’s:
- Intuition
- Individuality
- Idealism
- Inspiration
- Imagination
Transcendentalism
Allegory
Parable
Omniscent Narrator
Symbol
Imagery
Situational Irony
Stock Character
Static/Flat Character
Dynamic/Round Character
Foust Legend
Theme
Mood
Essay
A piece of writing to convince or inform the reader.
- “Self Reliance” by Emerson
- it explains the importance of thinking for yourself
Aphorism
A brief saying or phrase that expresses an opinion or advice without flowery language.
Catalog
A collection of people, objects, or ideas in list form.
Parallelism
When an author constructs parts of a sentence to be grammatically similar, often repeating parts of a phrase, words, or idea.
Free Verse
Poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter.
Blank Verse
Unrhyming verse in iambic pentameter.
Situational Irony
A literary technique in which an expected outcome does not happen or the opposite happens instead.
Tone
The attitude a writer expresses toward the subject of a text.
Characterization
A name for the method a writer used to express a characters values, feelings, goals, etc.
Iambic Pentameter
a line of verse with five metrical feet, each consisting of one short (or unstressed) syllable followed by one long (or stressed) syllable
ex: Two households, both alike in dignity.
