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1. Allusion

1. Allusion. A reference to something outside the text, such as another work of literature. In section 1 of Beowulf , the narrator makes an allusion to the story of Cain and Able in the Bible. 2 . Alliteration. Mad Molly mauled the muttering mailman. Repetition of consonant sounds.

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1. Allusion

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  1. 1. Allusion

  2. A reference to something outside the text, such as another work of literature

  3. In section 1 of Beowulf, the narrator makes an allusion to the story of Cain and Able in the Bible.

  4. 2. Alliteration

  5. Mad Molly mauled the muttering mailman.

  6. Repetition of consonant sounds

  7. 3. Assonance

  8. Repetition of vowel sounds

  9. The fat rat put the cat in the hat.

  10. 4. Protagonist

  11. The main character in a story

  12. John Proctor is the protagonist in The Crucible.

  13. 5. Antagonist

  14. The character who opposes the protagonist on a story.

  15. Abigail Williams is the antagonist in The Crucible.

  16. 6. Kenning

  17. In Anglo-Saxon poetry, a metaphorical phrase or compound word used to name a person, place, thing or event indirectly

  18. In Beowulf, whale road is a kenning for the sea, and shepherd of evil is a kenning for Grendel.

  19. 7. Animism

  20. A belief that spirits or souls are present in all living things

  21. Because of their belief in animism, followers of the old Celtic religion treated nature with more respect than most people today.

  22. 8. Caesura

  23. A pause or break within a line of poetry

  24. Bent double, like old beggars under sacks, knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we cursed through sludge

  25. Ðawæs on burgumBeowulf Scyldinga, leofleodcyning,         longeþrage

  26. 9. Tone

  27. A writer’s attitude toward his subject.

  28. The tone of Macbeth is dark and sinister.

  29. 10. Characterization

  30. The process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character.

  31. The narrator’s characterization of Beowulf is made clear by the way he responds to Unferth’s challenge.

  32. 11. Static Character

  33. A character who does not change much in the course of a story.

  34. Tom Buchanan in The Great Gatsby is a static character who does not grow or change as a result of the events in the novel.

  35. 12. Dynamic Character

  36. A character who changes or grows in the course of a story

  37. Elizabeth Proctor is a dynamic character because she changes from a stand-offish, insecure person to a loving wife who wants what is best for her husband.

  38. 13. Foreshadowing

  39. The use of clues to hint at what is going to happen later in a story

  40. In The Great Gatsby, the car wreck in Ch.3 foreshadows the later wreck that will kill Myrtle and lead to Gatsby’s death as well.

  41. 14. Conflict

  42. A struggle or clash between opposing characters, forces, or emotions.

  43. Beowulf’s final conflict is not merely with a dragon, but with his own mortality.

  44. 15. Diction

  45. Word Choice

  46. Sprinted is more precise diction than went.

  47. 16. Connotation

  48. All the associations and feelings that are attached to a word

  49. The word ambitious has more positive connotations that the word cutthroat.

  50. 17. Gothic

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