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37 Cards in this Set
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CHIVALRIC ROMANCE |
A genre that speaks of love, adventure, knightly conflict, and pageantry |
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MYTH |
A retelling of a classical myth |
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BRETON LAIS |
Celtic in origin, sometimes set in Brittany France and speak of magic, fairies, folklore, & courtly love |
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FABLE |
Short tale that contains animal characters with human qualities and teaches a lesson |
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PROSE ALLEGORY |
Non-poetic tale in which people and things represent abstract qualities or ideas |
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MOCK-HEROIC |
Ridicules, by imitation, stories of chivalry and heroism |
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MOCK-ROMANCE |
Ridicules the Chivalric romance by parody |
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FABLIAU |
Stories based on clever tricks of infidelity |
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SERMON |
An speech preaching a Christian message |
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EXEMPLUM |
A sermon that illustrates a known moral lesson |
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SAINT'S LEGEND |
Tales of inspirational acts or martyrdom |
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MIRACLE OF THE VIRGIN |
Tales in which the Virgin Mary miraculously aids a follower in time of need |
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MORAL TALE |
Tales to inspire moral conduct in the listener |
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FRAME STORY (FRAMING) |
An author's structure of placing a story within another story |
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LETTERS |
First-person, personal accounts of real events, feelings, and thoughts of the author; usually include dates, salutations and signatures |
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BALLAD (FOLK BALLAD) |
Narrative poems, originally intended to be sung; include brief incidents, repetition, 4-line stanzas (quatrains), dialogue, and dialect; "Folk" indicates anonymous authors and oral tradition |
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AUTOBIOGRAPHY |
First-person account of a writer's life; reveal writer's attitudes, motivations, and values (NOTE: Margery Kempe's is NOT in typical first-person) |
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MEDIEVAL ROMANCE (see also CHIVALRIC ROMANCE) |
Contain noble heroes, gallant love, a chivalric code of honor, and daring deeds; often include faraway settings, fantasy, and lighthearted tone |
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ARTHURIAN LEGEND |
Stories of a king of England who probably lived during the 5th century |
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MEDIEVAL SYMBOLISM: GREEN |
Life, nature, safety, renewal, immortality, and hope |
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MEDIEVAL SYMBOLISM: RED |
Blood, courage, love, sacrifice |
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MEDIEVAL SYMBOLISM: GOLD |
Wealth, value, success |
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MEDIEVAL SYMBOLISM: WHITE |
Purity, goodness, virtue |
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MEDIEVAL SYMBOLISM: PENTAGRAM |
5 sets of 5: 5 wounds of Christ, 5 joys of Mary, 5 human senses, 5 fingers of knight (Gawain), 5 virtues--compassion, courtesy, generosity, love, purity |
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SATIRE |
The act of ridiculing vices (flaws) and follies (foolish behavior); when an author makes fun of someone or something in society to point out the flaws of society. |
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CHARACTERIZATION |
The method a writer uses to present the personality of a character. An author may use direct characterization, (telling the reader exactly what a character is like) or indirect characterization (allowing the reader to make inferences and judgments based on information provided) |
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PHYSICAL CHARACTERIZATION |
The description the author portrays of a character's physical appearance |
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SOCIAL CHARACTERIZATION |
The description the author portrays of a character's interaction with other characters (this may included actions and accomplishments) |
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PSYCHOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION |
The description the author portrays of a character's thoughts and feelings |
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MOCKERY |
To make someone the subject of laughter, scorn or ridicule |
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PARODY |
Mocking imitation of a known person, literary work, movie, or event |
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MOCK-HEROIC |
Imitation of the heroic epic style by exaggeration |
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SARCASM |
Using praise to personally mock someone (see Verbal Irony) |
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VERBAL IRONY |
To say one thing but mean the opposite or something else (sarcasm is a type of Verbal Irony) |
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UNDERSTATEMENT |
Implying the opposite by saying less than you mean to say |
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OVERSTATEMENT |
Implying the opposite by saying more than you mean to say |
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BATHOS |
Going quickly from the sublime or serious to the ridiculous |