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Undergraduate 3
10/12/2010

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Temporal Order
Definition
beginning,middle,end
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otium
Definition
leisure
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negotium
Definition
duty
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Zeugma
Definition
a single word (usually a verb or adj.) made to refer to two or more words in a sentence
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Dialogue
Definition
speaking across (multiple people)
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Monologue
Definition
one person speaking
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Resolution
Definition
The conclusion of a plot’s conflicts and complications
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Immersion
Definition
state of being deeply engaged or involved; absorption
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In Medias Res
Definition
In the middle of things
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Tenor
Definition
What you want to talk about in epic simle(ex. Wife)
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Vehicle
Definition
What you use to describe in epic simile(ex. Angel)
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Epic Simile
Definition
Comparison, gives you a very detailed picture
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Epic Catalog
Definition
list
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Epithet
Definition
any word or phrase applied to a person or thing to describe an actual or attributed quality (Frederick the Great)
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Hamartia
Definition
fatal flaw
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Anagnorisis
Definition
moment in a play or other work when a character makes a critical discovery
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Hybris
Definition
exaggerated self pride
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Nemesis
Definition
punishment for the hybris behavior
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Invocation
Definition
calling upon a greater power such as God or a spirit for help
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Asyndeton
Definition
one conjunction
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Polysyndeton
Definition
multiple conjunctions
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Allegory
Definition
symbolic expression of meaning in story: the symbolic expression of a deeper meaning through a story or scene acted out by human, animal, or mythical characters
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