subject terminology Flashcards

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bildungsroman

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class of novel that depicts and explores the manner in which the protagonist develops morally - acc is a bildungsroman

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how is acc a bildungsroman

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A Christmas Carol is a bildungsroman as it tracks the spiritual and moral education of Ebenezer Scrooge as he follows the journey of redemption and learns to embody the spirit of christmas and true christian values

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transformation

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a change in something

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the action of saving or being saved from sin

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redemption

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3rd person omniscient narrator

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the person whos telling the story who seemingly knows everything - this is used in acc

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stave

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used instead of chapters or acts

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greed

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selfish desire for more than one needs

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avarice

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excessive desire for wealth specifically

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predestination

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you believe that people have no control over events because everything has already been decided by a power such as God or fate. (kinda like determinism)

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free will

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having a choice over what happens in our life

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poverty

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when your resources are well below your minimum needs.

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class

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order in society based on wealth

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isolation

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the state of one who is alone.

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synonyms for isolation

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solitude {willful}
seclusion

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class of novel that depicts and explores the manner in which the protagonist develops morally

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bildungsroman

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the action of saving or being saved from sin

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redemption

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a change in something

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transformation

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the person whos telling the story who seemingly knows everything - this is used in acc

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third person omniscient narrator

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allegory

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a story that has a hidden meaning typically moral or political

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a story that has a hidden meaning typically moral or political

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allegory

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the main character

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protagonist

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tone

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how the narrator speaks- also seen through description

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using something to represent ideas or qualities

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a feeling something bad will happen

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saying the same thing more than once for emphasis
repetition
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repetition
saying the same thing more than once for emphasis
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language that connects 5 senses to create an image or description
sensory language
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sensory language
language that connects 5 senses to create an image or description
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prolepsis
fast forward into future - stave 4
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fast forward
prolepsis
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mirroring
when a character resembles another character to reveal something - scrooge and marley
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parallel structures
using the same pattern of words to show two or more ideas have same importance
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using the same pattern of words to show two or more ideas have same importance
parallel structures
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tension / suspense
anticipation as the outcome is uncertain
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anticipation as the outcome is uncertain - i.e stave 4
tension and suspense
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cyclical structure
beginning mirrors end
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when something is represented as more than it rlly is
exaggeration
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interrogative
question that seeks to find something out - often quite assertive - scrooge uses this with gocp but not as much with the others showing his transformation
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a name which gives the reader an idea of characters personality*
characternym
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an indirect reference to a concept or theme
allusion
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indirect reference to christianity
biblical allusion
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when a word or phrase is repeated in sentences to give the phrase of the sentences emphasis or a stronger, or different, tone
anaphora
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anaphora
when a word or phrase is repeated in sentences to give the phrase of the sentences emphasis or a stronger, or different, tone
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antithesis
when contrasting ideas are placed next to each other in a text typically to empasise how opposite they are - freds "cheerful voice" after scrooge described - freds dinner party after cratchits small meal / want and ignorance after freds dinner party - reactions to scrooges death after reactions to tiny tims
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epitome
perfect / ultimate embodiment of a quality
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interjection
a sudden remark often interrupting - bah humbug
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a sudden remark often interrupting - bah humbug
interjection
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moral imperative
instruction of what is right and wrong , the ghosts provide this
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instruction of what is right and wrong , the ghosts provide this
moral imperative
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poetic justice
when characters get what they deserve normally associated with irony - scrooge was neglected as a kid and in death his grave was neglected
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semantic field
when words are linked by a theme or topic - i.e stave for beetling shop described using semantic field of depravation and decay
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superlative
adjective describing the highest degree of something - gocp had clothing "of the **purest** white"
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adjective describing the highest degree of something - gocp had clothing "of the **purest** white"
superlative
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